Feature Name (see definition): Prehn Peninsula

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12042

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 75° 06' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -75.1

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): A mainly ice-covered peninsula, 20 mi long and 10 mi wide, between Hansen and Gardner Inlets, on the E coast and at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. First observed from aircraft by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Frederick A. Prehn, Jr., USN, pilot on photographic flights in the Pensacola Mountains and Alexander Island areas on Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data