Scott Peninsula
| Scott Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 22 ′ S , 117 ° 58 ′ W | |
| location | Bakutis Coast , Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Amundsen lake | |
| length | 27 km | |
The Scott Peninsula is an icy and 27 km long peninsula on the Bakutis coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It advances into the Getz Ice Shelf towards the western end of Wright Island .
The United States Geological Survey mapped the peninsula on the basis of its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Thomas Scott of the United States Army , who developed the financing concept for Operation Deep Freeze and its connection to the International Geophysical Year (1957–1958) was helpful.
Web links
- Scott Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Scott Peninsula on geographic.org (English)