Mather Peninsula
| Mather Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 50 '50 " S , 77 ° 55' 18" O | |
| location | Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Prydz Bay | |
The Mather Peninsula is up to 75 meters high peninsula on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It protrudes into the group of Rauer Islands on the banks of Prydz Bay .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named them after the seismologist Keith Benson Mather (1922-2003), head of the 1957-1958 campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions .
Web links
- Mather Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)