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Feature Name (see definition): Mawson Peninsula Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 9595 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 35' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 154° 11' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.5833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 154.1833333 Elevation (see definition): 455 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961 Description (see definition): A high (455 m), narrow, ice-covered peninsula on the W side of Slava Ice Shelf. It extends over 30 mi in a northwesterly direction, terminating in Cape Hudson. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Phillip Law of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) flew along the peninsula to its northern end in Feb. 1959 and sketched and photographed it. Named by ANCA for Sir Douglas Mawson. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Mawson 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 Mawson Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mawson Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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