Krylov Peninsula

Krylov Peninsula
Krylov Peninsula
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°5′S 156°20′E / 69.083°S 156.333°E / -69.083; 156.333Coordinates: 69°5′S 156°20′E / 69.083°S 156.333°E / -69.083; 156.333
Adjacent bodies of water
Length 77 km (47.8 mi)
Width 38 km (23.6 mi)
Administration

Krylov Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula west of Lauritzen Bay on Oates Coast, Antarctica. It was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–58), and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1959). It was named by the Soviet expedition after Soviet mathematician and academic naval architect Alexei Krylov.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Krylov Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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