Shostakovich Peninsula
| Shostakovich Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 10 ′ 59 ″ S , 71 ° 19 ′ 59 ″ W | |
| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters 1 | Bach Inlet and Williams Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Stravinsky Inlet | |
The Shostakovich Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula in the south of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It lies north of the Stravinsky Inlet and protrudes into the brook ice shelf .
The British Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapped them in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey using satellite images provided by NASA . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on December 20, 1974 after the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975).
Web links
- Shostakovich Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shostakovich Peninsula on geographic.org (English)