Vertoletnyj Peninsula
| Vertoletnyj Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 12 '13 " S , 100 ° 41' 58" E | |
| location | Knox Coast , Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Mawson Lake | |
| Waters 2 | Edisto glacier tongue | |
| length | 4.5 km | |
| width | 2.2 km | |
The Vertoletnyj Peninsula ( English ; Russian Полуостров Вертолётный Poluostrow Wertolotny , German 'helicopter peninsula' ) is a 4.5 km long and 2.2 km wide peninsula on the Knox coast of the East Arctic Wilkesland . In the Bunger Hills , it is 7 km east of Edgeworth David Base on the southwest corner of the Edisto glacier tongue . The peninsula is characterized by numerous hills and lakes .
Scientists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition mapped it and named it in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated the name into English in 1992.
Web links
- Vertoletnyj Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)