Lichen Promontory
| Lichen Promontory | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters 1 | Horseshoe Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Maumee Bight | |
The Lichen Promontory is a peninsula on the west side of the Antarctic Ross Island . It is located between Horseshoe Bay and Maumee Bight . The Rocky Point is their seaborne foothills. It consists of dark ledges interspersed with snow fields.
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them after lichens found here .
Web links
- Lichen Promontory in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)