Arrowsmith Peninsula
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Arrowsmith Peninsula is a cape
about 40 miles (64.4 km) long on the west coast of Graham Land
, west of Forel Glacier
, Sharp Glacier
and Lallemand Fjord
, and northwest of Bourgeois Fjord
, with Hanusse Bay
lying to the northwest. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-58 and named for Edwin P. Arrowsmith, Governor of the Falkland Islands
.
Cape
Cape can be used to describe any sleeveless outer garment, such as a poncho, but usually it is a long garment that covers only the back half of the wearer, fastening around the neck. They were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon, and have had periodic...
about 40 miles (64.4 km) long on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, west of Forel Glacier
Forel Glacier
Forel Glacier is a glacier 1.5 nautical miles wide and 4 nautical miles long, flowing southwest into Blind Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill...
, Sharp Glacier
Sharp Glacier
Sharp Glacier is a glacier flowing north to the head of Lallemand Fjord, close east of the Boyle Mountains, in Graham Land. Mapped by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from surveys and air photos, 1948-59. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Robert P. Sharp, American...
and Lallemand Fjord
Lallemand Fjord
The Lallemand Fjord is a fjord located east of Arrowsmith Peninsula and west of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, and northwest of Bourgeois Fjord
Bourgeois Fjord
Bourgeois Fjord is an inlet, long in a northeast–southwest direction and wide, lying between the east sides of Pourquoi Pas Island and Blaiklock Island and the west coast of Graham Land. It separates Loubet Coast to the north from Fallières Coast to the south...
, with Hanusse Bay
Hanusse Bay
Hanusse Bay is a broad bay, 20 miles long in a general north-south direction, lying between the northern portions of Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula. Liard Island lies in its northern portion. It was discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot,...
lying to the northwest. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-58 and named for Edwin P. Arrowsmith, Governor of the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
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