Raketa Peninsula
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 0 '34 " S , 101 ° 2' 8" E | |
| location | Knox Coast , Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Mawson Lake | |
| length | 4.5 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
The Raketa Peninsula ( English ; Russian Полуостров Ракета Poluostrow Raketa , German 'rocket peninsula' ) is a 4.5 km long and 1.5 km wide peninsula on the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located 13km north east of the High Jump archipelago belonging Thomas Island and 8 km west of Remenchus glacier north of the Bunger Hills . It is mostly flat apart from a large number of small hills up to 20 m high . Its highest point is 65 m .
Scientists from a Soviet Antarctic expedition mapped and named it in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated the name into English.
Web links
- Raketa Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)