Feature Name (see definition): Beethoven Peninsula

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1165

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 44' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 073° 41' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.7333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.6833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): A deeply indented, ice-covered peninsula, 60 mi long in a NE-SW direction and 60 mi wide at its broadest part, forming the SW part of Alexander Island. First seen and photographed from the air in 1940 by U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), which compiled the first rough map of SW Alexander Island. Resighted and photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and remapped from Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) photos by Searle of Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) after Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data