Edward VII Peninsula - Revision history

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	'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, [[ice]]-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of [[Westarctica]] into the [[Ross Sea]] between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]].		'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, [[ice]]-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of [[Westarctica]] into the [[Ross Sea]] between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]].

	Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].		Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, Okuma Bay, the Prestrude Inlet, and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

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	[[File:King Edward VII Land map.png\|thumb\|New Zealand portion of Edward VII Peninsula highlighted in orange]]		[[File:King Edward VII Land map.png\|thumb\|New Zealand portion of Edward VII Peninsula highlighted in orange]]
	'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, [[ice]]-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of [[Westarctica]] into the [[Ross Sea]] between [[Sulzberger Bay]] and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]].		'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, [[ice]]-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of [[Westarctica]] into the [[Ross Sea]] between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]].

	Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].		Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].

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	The coastline was further explored by the Nimrod Expedition under [[Ernest Shackleton]] in 1908-09, and the first landfall was made by a party of the Japanese [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Expedition led by Shirase Nobu in 1912. The region was renamed "Edward VII Peninsula" after the peninsular character of the region was determined by exploration conducted by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–1935) and the United States Antarctic Service (USAS)		The coastline was further explored by the Nimrod Expedition under [[Ernest Shackleton]] in 1908-09, and the first landfall was made by a party of the Japanese [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Expedition led by Shirase Nobu in 1912. The region was renamed "Edward VII Peninsula" after the peninsular character of the region was determined by exploration conducted by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–1935) and the United States Antarctic Service (USAS)

			==Features==
			* [[Swinburne Ice Shelf]]

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	'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, ice-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of Westarctica into the [[Ross Sea]] between [[Sulzberger Bay]] and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]]. Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].		[[File:King Edward VII Land map.png\|thumb\|New Zealand portion of Edward VII Peninsula highlighted in orange]]
			'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, [[ice]]-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of [[Westarctica]] into the [[Ross Sea]] between [[Sulzberger Bay]] and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]].

			Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].

			==Discovery and name==
			Edward VII Peninsula was discovered on 30 January 1902 by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901–1904) under [[Robert Falcon Scott]], who named it King Edward VII Land for King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

			The coastline was further explored by the Nimrod Expedition under [[Ernest Shackleton]] in 1908-09, and the first landfall was made by a party of the Japanese [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Expedition led by Shirase Nobu in 1912. The region was renamed "Edward VII Peninsula" after the peninsular character of the region was determined by exploration conducted by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–1935) and the United States Antarctic Service (USAS)

	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

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	'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, ice-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of Westarctica into the [[Ross Sea]] between [[Sulzberger Bay]] and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]]. Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].		'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, ice-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of Westarctica into the [[Ross Sea]] between [[Sulzberger Bay]] and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]]. Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].

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'''King Edward VII Land''' or '''King Edward VII Peninsula''' is a large, ice-covered peninsula which projects from the northwestern extremity of Westarctica into the [[Ross Sea]] between [[Sulzberger Bay]] and the northeast corner of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], and forms part of the [[Ross Dependency]]. Edward VII Peninsula is defined by the Ross Ice Shelf on the southwest, [[Okuma Bay]], the [[Prestrude Inlet]], and [[Sulzberger Bay]], all essentially on the [[Ross Sea]].