Stinear Peninsula
| Stinear Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 24 ′ S , 76 ° 18 ′ E | |
| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Ingrid Christensen Coast | |
| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Quilty Bay | |
| height | 63 m | |
The Stinear Peninsula is a peninsula with consistently steep flanks on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . In the area of the Larsemann Hills, it protrudes from the inland ice sheet into Prydz Bay .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1988 after the New Zealand geologist and polar explorer Bruce Stinear (1913-2003).
Web links
- Stinear Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)