Vernadsky Peninsula
| Vernadsky Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 51 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Cosmonaut Lake | |
| Waters 2 | Amundsen Bay | |
| Waters 3 | Adams Fjord | |
The Vernadsky Peninsula ( Russian Полуостров Вернадского Poluostrow Vernadskowo ) is a peninsula on the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It lies northwest of the Koslow Nunatakker on the edge of the Tula Mountains and borders the Amundsen Bay to the east.
Russian scientists named them. Probable namesake is the Russian geologist Wladimir Ivanovich Wernadski (1863-1945).
Web links
- Vernadskogo, poluostrov in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)