Shults Peninsula
| Shults Peninsula | ||
 SHULTS PENINSULA in the southwest of the map sheet |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 52 ′ S , 162 ° 39 ′ E | |
| location | Hillary Coast , Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Ross Ice Shelf | |
| Waters 2 | Skelton Glacier | |
| length | 16 km | |
| width | 8 kilometers | |
The Shults Peninsula is a massive and largely icy peninsula on the Hillary Coast in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It extends on the eastern flank of the mouth of the Skelton Glacier in the Ross Ice Shelf .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs from the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1963 after Captain Roy Gail Shults (1915-1997), Chief of Staff on the command staff of the United States Navy Support Units in Antarctica between 1962 and 1963.
Web links
- Shults Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shults Peninsula on geographic.org (English)