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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 significantly dwarfs the nearby [[Spaulding Peninsula]]. | |||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||