Geiger Peninsula
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Geiger Peninsula, Península Geiger, Península Carmen |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| location | Etainsel ( Melchior Islands , Palmer Archipelago ) | |
| Waters 1 | Dallmann Bay | |
The Geiger Peninsula ( Spanish Península Geiger , in Argentina Península Carmen ) is a peninsula in the northeast of the Etainsel in the group of Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula .
Chilean scientists named it after Augusto Geiger Stahr, a member of the operational association on board the Piloto Pardo during the 19th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1964–1965). The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Geiger, Península in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)