Lewin Peninsula
| Lewin Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 11 ′ S , 36 ° 36 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters 1 | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Stromness Bay | |
| Waters 3 | Cumberland Bay | |
| length | 15 km | |
The Lewin Peninsula is an approximately 15 km long peninsula in the north of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It belongs to the Busen region and extends from the Olsen Valley to Larsen Point on the west side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay .
It is named after the British flotilla admiral Terence Lewin (1920–1999), chief of the defense staff in the 1982 Falklands War .
Web links
- Lewin Peninsula . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)