Feature Name (see definition): King Peninsula

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7969

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 12' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 100° 15' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.2

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -100.25

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960

Description (see definition): An ice-covered peninsula, 100 mi long and 20 mi wide, lying S of Thurston Island and forming the S side of Peacock Sound. It projects from the continental ice sheet and trends W between the Abbot and Cosgrove Ice Shelves to terminate at Amundsen Sea. The feature was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and was plotted from these photos as a long island, or possible peninsula. Photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) in 1966 show it is a peninsula. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN, Chief of Naval Operations from 1942-45, who approved the preliminary work for Operation Highjump.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data