Coppermine Peninsula
| Coppermine Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 22 '27 " S , 59 ° 42' 46" W | |
| location | Robert Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters 1 | Carlota Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Coppermine Cove | |
| length | 1.7 km | |
| width | 500 m | |
The Coppermine Peninsula is a rugged and 1.7 km long and 0.5 km wide peninsula at the western end of Robert Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . As the western branch of the Alfatar Peninsula, it separates Carlota Cove from Coppermine Cove .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1971 in connection with the Coppermine Cove, the namesake of which is a deposit of copper discovered by sealers in 1821 .
Web links
- Coppermine Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Coppermine Peninsula on geographic.org (English)