Ferrier Peninsula
| Ferrier Peninsula | ||
 Map of Laurie Island with the Ferrier Peninsula (right) |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 42 '46 " S , 44 ° 26' 5" W | |
| location | Laurie Island , South Orkney Islands | |
| Waters 1 | Scotia Lake | |
| Waters 2 | Fitchie Bay | |
The Ferrier Peninsula is a narrow and 2.5 km long peninsula that forms the eastern end of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands .
The British navigator James Weddell made a rough chart of the peninsula in 1823. A geodetic survey was carried out in 1903 by participants in the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under the direction of polar explorer William Speirs Bruce . Bruce named the peninsula after James G. Ferrier, the Scotland-based manager of his expedition.
Web links
- Ferrier Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ferrier Peninsula on geographic.org (English)