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[[File:Getz Ice Shelf to Bear Island.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:Getz Ice Shelf to Bear Island.jpg|thumb]] | ||
The '''Scott | The '''Scott Peninsula''' is an [[ice]]-covered peninsula, 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) long, extending from the coast of [[Westarctica]] into the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] toward the west end of [[Wright Island]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Scott, who assisted with the early establishment of [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Deepfreeze finances and liaison during the IGY. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:53, 3 May 2018
The Scott Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula, 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) long, extending from the coast of Westarctica into the Getz Ice Shelf toward the west end of Wright Island.
Discovery and name
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Scott, who assisted with the early establishment of U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze finances and liaison during the IGY.