Kiev Peninsula

Location of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Kiev Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Киев, ‘Poluostrov Kiev’ \po-lu-'os-trov 'ki-ev\; Ukrainian: півострів Київ, ‘Pivostriv Kyiv’ \piv-'os-triv 'ki-yiv\) is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Flandres Bay to the northeast and Beascochea Bay to the southwest. Separated from Wilhelm Archipelago to the northwest by Lemaire Channel and Penola Strait. The peninsula’s north extremity Cape Renard divides Graham Coast to the southwest from Danco Coast to the northeast.

The peninsula is named after the capital city of Ukraine, in connection with the Ukrainian Antarctic base Vernadsky situated on nearby Galindez Island.

Location

Kiev Peninsula is centred at 65°15′00″S 63°41′00″W / 65.25000°S 63.68333°W / -65.25000; -63.68333Coordinates: 65°15′00″S 63°41′00″W / 65.25000°S 63.68333°W / -65.25000; -63.68333. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Kiev Peninsula. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

The mountains of west Kiev Peninsula from Petermann Island.

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