Greene Peninsula
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Greene Peninsula is a mountainous cove
between Moraine Fjord
and Cumberland East Bay
, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1979 after Stanley Wilson Greene, British bryologist
working in South Georgia from 1960; with British Antarctic Survey
(BAS), 1969–74, and the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Penicuik
, from 1974.
Cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often inside a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves...
between Moraine Fjord
Moraine Fjord
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, who so named it because of the large glacial moraine at its entrance....
and Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...
, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1979 after Stanley Wilson Greene, British bryologist
Bryology
Bryology is the branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes . Bryophytes were first studied in detail in the 18th century...
working in South Georgia from 1960; with British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS), 1969–74, and the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Penicuik
Penicuik
Penicuik is a burgh and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. The town was developed as a planned village in 1770 by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik. It became a burgh in 1867. The town was well known for its paper mills, the last of which closed in 2005....
, from 1974.