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[[File:Martin Peninsula Map.png|thumb|Map of the Martin Peninsula]] | [[File:Martin Peninsula Map.png|thumb|Map of the Martin Peninsula]] | ||
The '''Martin Peninsula''' (74°20′S 114°30′W) is a peninsula about 96 km (60) mi long and 32 km (20 mi) wide that is ice covered except for a few rock outcrops along its margins, located between [[Getz Ice Shelf]] and [[Dotson Ice Shelf]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The farthest point of the peninsula is Jacobsen Head. | The '''Martin Peninsula''' (74°20′S 114°30′W) is a peninsula about 96 km (60) mi long and 32 km (20 mi) wide that is ice covered except for a few rock outcrops along its margins, located between [[Getz Ice Shelf]] and [[Dotson Ice Shelf]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. The farthest point of the peninsula is Jacobsen Head. It includes the Murray Foreland and [[Tucker Point]] | ||
It significantly dwarfs the nearby [[Spaulding Peninsula]]. | It significantly dwarfs the nearby [[Spaulding Peninsula]]. | ||
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It was named by US-ACAN after Col. Lawrence Martin, USA (Ret.), American geographer and authority on Antarctic exploration with the Library of Congress; member of US-SCAN, 1943-46. | It was named by US-ACAN after Col. Lawrence Martin, USA (Ret.), American geographer and authority on Antarctic exploration with the Library of Congress; member of US-SCAN, 1943-46. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 16 June 2015, Martino Bertoni and his wife, Francesca Bertoni, were granted joint [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage titles]] as Count and Countess of Martin. Their titles are named for this peninsula. | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
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* [[Coyer Point]] | * [[Coyer Point]] | ||
* [[Klinger Ridge]] | * [[Klinger Ridge]] | ||
* [[Binder Rocks]] | |||
* [[Tucker Point]] | |||
* [[Carter Island]] | |||
* [[Dorchuck Glacier]] | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||