Adare Peninsula

Adare Peninsula

Adare Peninsula (71°40′S 170°30′E / 71.667°S 170.500°E / -71.667; 170.500Coordinates: 71°40′S 170°30′E / 71.667°S 170.500°E / -71.667; 170.500), sometimes called Cape Adare Peninsula, is a high ice-covered peninsula, 40 miles (60 km) long, in the northeast part of Victoria Land, extending south from Cape Adare to Cape Roget. The peninsula is considered the southernmost point of the Borchgrevink Coast, named for Carsten Borchgrevink (1864-1934). Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committeefor nearby Cape Adare.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Adare Peninsula" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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