Harris Peninsula

Harris Peninsula (71°31′S 74°6′W / 71.517°S 74.100°W / -71.517; -74.100Coordinates: 71°31′S 74°6′W / 71.517°S 74.100°W / -71.517; -74.100) is a broad snow-covered peninsula surmounted by Mount Lee, between Verdi Inlet and Brahms Inlet on the north side of the Beethoven Peninsula, located in the southwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1960. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Michael J. Harris, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VXE-6, from May 1982 to May 1983.[1]

Harris Peninsula is one of eight peninsulas of Alexander Island.

References

  1. ↑ "Harris Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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