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This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of the Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35. | This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of the Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35. | ||
==Weather and climate== | |||
[[File:Bear Peninsula - AWS 31dec2017.jpg|thumb|AWS at the Bear Peninsula]] | |||
On 13 January 2011 a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison installed an [[automatic weather station]] on a rock outcrop on the western side of the Bear Peninsula at an elevation of 312 meters. This station has been in continuous operation since that time and provides automatic climate data, including temperature, every ten minutes. Routine maintenance is performed by a University of Wisconsin team according to their maintenance schedule. | |||
The highest temperature recorded on the Bear Peninsula was 5°C (41°F) on 14 Jan 2013. The lowest temperature recorded was -42.4°C (-44.32°F) | |||
==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]]. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [University of Wisconsin-Madison AWS Page http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws/index.php?region=West%20Antarctica&station=Bear%20Peninsula&year=2016&mode=international] | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||