Macey Peninsula
| Macey Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ S , 77 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Ranvik | |
The Macey Peninsula is up to 143 meters high peninsula on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It protrudes into Ranvik at the level of the Rauer Islands , a side bay of Prydz Bay . Immediately west of the peninsula is the Browns Glacier .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Louis Edward "Lem" Macey (1911-1986), who landed here on January 11, 1957 as part of a team on the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions .
Web links
- Macey Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)