Jetty Peninsula
| Jetty Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 30 ′ S , 68 ° 54 ′ E | |
| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Amery Ice Shelf in Prydz Bay | |
| length | 48 km | |
The Jetty Peninsula is a 48 km long peninsula with steep sides and a flattened central ridge on the coast of the east Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . It advances east of Beaver Lake into the Amery Ice Shelf .
The peninsula was discovered from the air in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named it after their resemblance to a jetty ( English jetty ).
Web links
- Jetty Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jetty Peninsula on geographic.org (English)