Samoyovich Peninsula
| Samoyovich Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ S , 100 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Mawson Lake | |
The Samoyovich Peninsula ( Russian Полуостров Самойловича Poluostrow Samoilowitscha ) is a peninsula on the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located in the area of the Bunger Oasis .
Scientists from a Soviet Antarctic expedition mapped it and named it in 1956. It was named after the Russian or Soviet polar explorer Rudolf Lasarewitsch Samoilowitsch (1881–1939).
Web links
- Samojlovicha Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)