Sakellari Peninsula

Sakellari Peninsula is a large ice-covered peninsula between Amundsen Bay and Casey Bay in Enderby Land, Antarctica. This region was photographed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1956-57 and by the Soviet expedition in the Lena in 1957. Named by the Soviet expedition for Nikolai Sakellari, Soviet scientist and navigator.[1]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sakellari Peninsula

Coordinates: 67°4′S 49°2′E / 67.067°S 49.033°E / -67.067; 49.033


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