9,750
edits
Westarctica (talk | contribs) |
Westarctica (talk | contribs) |
||
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[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 | '''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, | 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== |