Raven Peninsula

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Raven Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Равен, ‘Poluostrov Raven’ \po-lu-'os-trov 'ra-ven\) is the mostly ice-covered peninsula projecting 5.5 km southeastwards from Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, and 5.2 km wide. It is bounded by Odrin Bay to the north and Desislava Cove to the southwest, and ends in Cape Worsley to the southeast. The peninsula was formed as a result of the retreat of Aleksiev Glacier and the glacier featuring Arrol Icefall in the early 21st century. It is named after the town of Raven in medieval Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Raven Peninsula is located at 64°38′00″S 60°23′00″W / 64.63333°S 60.38333°W / -64.63333; -60.38333Coordinates: 64°38′00″S 60°23′00″W / 64.63333°S 60.38333°W / -64.63333; -60.38333. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Raven Peninsula. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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