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[[File:Bear and martin peninsulas.jpg|thumb|Bear and Martin Peninsulas]] | [[File:Bear and martin peninsulas.jpg|thumb|Bear and Martin Peninsulas]] | ||
'''Bear Peninsula''' (74°35′S 111°00′W) is a peninsula about 80 km (50 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide which is [[ice]] covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 48 km 30 mi) east of [[Martin Peninsula]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Bear Peninsula''' (74°35′S 111°00′W) is a peninsula about 80 km (50 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide which is [[ice]] covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 48 km 30 mi) east of [[Martin Peninsula]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship USS ''Bear'', flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area. | The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship [[USS Bear|USS ''Bear'']], flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area. | ||
This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of | This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35. | ||
==Weather and climate== | ==Weather and climate== | ||
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==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula== | ==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula== | ||
In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]]. | In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] prior to being elected [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]] in February 2019. | ||
==Geographic features== | |||
* [[Koloc Point]] | |||
* [[Moore Dome]] | |||
* [[Eckman Bluff]] | |||
* [[Mount Wilbanks]] | |||
* [[Garwood Point]] | |||
* [[Merrick Point]] | |||
* [[Barnes Bluff]] | |||
* [[Gurnon Peninsula]] | |||
* [[Boschert Glacier]] | |||
* [[Harmon Bay]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws/index.php?region=West%20Antarctica&station=Bear%20Peninsula&year=2016&mode=international University of Wisconsin-Madison AWS Page] | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] |