 |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Feature Name (see definition): Riiser-Larsen Peninsula Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 12649 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 55' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 034° 00' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.9166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 34 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): A large peninsula forming the western portal to Lutzow-Holm Bay and marking the separation of the Princess Ragnhild and Prince Harald Coasts. Named for Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen who discovered the peninsula in a flight from the Norvegia on Feb. 21, 1931. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Riiser-Larsen Peninsula in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Riiser-Larsen Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Riiser-Larsen Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- Please bookmark this page (add it to your favorites).
- If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the URL address below this line. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/antname.php?uni=12649&fid=antgeo_119 Copyright © 1995-2024 ITA all rights reserved. |
A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
. . . Feedback 
 |
