Sakellari Peninsula
| Sakellari Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ S , 49 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Amundsen Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Casey Bay including Khmara Bay | |
| Waters 3 | Styles Strait | |
The Sakellari Peninsula ( Russian Полуостров Закеллари ) is a large and ice-covered peninsula on the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It is located immediately west of the Amundsen Bay .
The region around the peninsula was photographed between 1956 and 1957 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and in 1957 during a Soviet Antarctic expedition. Participants of the Soviet research trip named her after N. A. Sakellari, Soviet scientist and navigator.
Web links
- Sakellari Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sakellari Peninsula on geographic.org (English)