Prehn Peninsula
| Prehn Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 75 ° 6 ′ S , 63 ° 45 ′ W | |
| location | Orville Coast ( Ellsworthland , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters 1 | Hansen Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Gardner Inlet | |
| length | 30 km | |
| width | 16 km | |
The Prehn Peninsula is an icy, some 30 km long and 16 km wide peninsula at the Orville Coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthlands . It lies between Hansen Inlet in the south and Gardner Inlet to the north . The peninsula ends at Cape Schlossbach .
It was discovered during a flight during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) led by the US polar explorer Finn Ronne . The United States Geological Survey mapped the peninsula using surveys and aerial photographs by the United States Navy between 1961 and 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Lieutenant Commander Frederick A. Prehn Jr. (1928–2009), a Navy officer Pilots for aerial photography of the Pensacola Mountains and Alexander I Island as part of Operation Deep Freeze in 1967 and 1968.
Web links
- Prehn Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Prehn Peninsula on geographic.org (English)