Peters Island (Antarctica)
| Peters Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Archipelago | Rough Islands | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 57 ′ S , 77 ° 56 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 45 m | |
Peters Island is a small, crescent-shaped and up to 45 m high island off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It belongs to the group of the Rauer Islands and is located 2 km south of the Browns Glacier .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the geodesist Nigel Peters of the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group , who carried out surveys in the Rauer group between 1989 and 1990.
Web links
- Peters Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)