Heros Peninsula
| Heros Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| location | Foyn Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Cabinet inlet | |
The Heros Peninsula ( Bulgarian полуостров Херос poluostrow Cheros ) is a 13 km and 8.9 km wide peninsula on the Foyn coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes in a south-easterly direction into the Cabinet Inlet and ends in Spur Point .
British scientists mapped it in 1974. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2013 after the deity Heros , the Thracian horseman .
Web links
- Heros Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)