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[[File:Armour-Peninsula.jpg|300px|thumb|Map of Siple Island showing the location of Armour Peninsula]] | |||
'''Armour Peninsula''' (73°42′S 124°10′W) is an [[ice]]-covered peninsula situated immediately east of [[Armour Inlet]] on [[Siple Island]], along the coast of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Armour Peninsula''' (73°42′S 124°10′W) is an [[ice]]-covered peninsula situated immediately east of [[Armour Inlet]] on [[Siple Island]], along the coast of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. The peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic | It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. The peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in association with Armour Inlet. | ||
[[Category:Peninsulas]] | [[Category:Peninsulas]] | ||
[[Category:Siple Island]] | [[Category:Siple Island]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:11, 11 March 2022
Armour Peninsula (73°42′S 124°10′W) is an ice-covered peninsula situated immediately east of Armour Inlet on Siple Island, along the coast of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos collected during the years 1959–65. The peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Armour Inlet.