The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile, Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally known as the Palmer Peninsula in the US and as Graham Land in Great Britain, is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, located at the base of the Southern Hemisphere.
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that 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 which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south.
Palmer Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south.
This is a list of extreme points in Antarctica.
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the south-east coast. Prime Head is the northernmost point of this peninsula. Some 20 kilometers southeast of Prime Head is Hope Bay with the year-round Argentinian Esperanza Base.
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
Isaac "Ike" Schlossbach was an American polar explorer, submariner and aviation pioneer.
Sabine Glacier is a 13.5 km long glacier on the north side of Detroit Plateau, flowing from Mount Bris and Tsarevets Buttress northwards along the east slopes of Korten Ridge, and terminating at the sea in Jordanoff Bay on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. Captain Henry Foster gave the name "Cape Sabine" in 1829 to a feature lying southeast of Cape Kater but it has not been possible to identify that cape. This toponym preserves the early use of Sabine in this area. Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), English astronomer and geodesist, was a member of the committee which planned the 1829 voyage of Foster in the Chanticleer.
Sestrimo Glacier is the 11 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the northwest side of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. Situated southwest of Ogoya Glacier, west-northwest of Broad Valley and north of Cugnot Ice Piedmont. Draining the north slopes of Windy Gap, and flowing northwards east of Mount D'Urville and west of Argentino (Guerrero) Peak to enter Lafond Bay in Bransfield Strait south of Cockerell Peninsula.
Radibosh Point is the point on the west side of the entrance to Charcot Bay forming the northeast extremity of Whittle Peninsula in the west end of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.8 km east of Cape Kater, 6.08 km northeast of Tarakchiev Point, 12.65 km north-northwest of Nikyup Point and 19.2 km west of Cape Kjellman.
Belitsa Peninsula is the 13-km wide peninsula projecting 8.5 km in northwest direction from Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Bone Bay to the northeast, Charcot Bay to the southwest and Bransfield Strait to the northwest. Trapezoid in form, its west and north extremities are formed by Cape Kjellman and Notter Point respectively. Beaver Rocks are a group of rocks lying 2 nautical miles off Belitsa Peninsula at a point midway between Notter Point and Cape Kjellman.
Slomer Cove is the 11.2 km wide cove indenting for 5.9 km the northwest coast of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula south of Cape Kjellman and north of Auster Point.
Malorad Glacier is the 14 km long and 10.5 km wide glacier on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated north of Russell West Glacier, and bounded by Marescot Ridge to the northeast, Louis-Philippe Plateau to the southeast, Srednogorie Heights to the south and Hanson Hill to the southwest. Draining northwestwards to enter Bransfield Strait east of Cape Roquemaurel and west of Thanaron Point.
Ogoya Glacier is the 8 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated west-northwest of Laclavère Plateau, northwest of Broad Valley and northeast of Sestrimo Glacier. Draining the northeast slopes of Morro del Paso Peak, the north side of Misty Pass and the northwest slopes of Dabnik Peak, and flowing northwards to enter Huon Bay in Bransfield Strait.
Obzor Hill is the hill rising to 490 m at the northeast tip of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.46 km west-southwest of Cape Dubouzet, 1.18 km north of Mount Bransfield and 1.87 km northwest of Vishegrad Knoll. Surmounting Mott Snowfield to the west.
Cape Conway is the rounded low and ice-free tipped cape forming the south extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is a south entrance point for Boyd Strait. Tooth Rock rising to 85 m (279 ft) and lying 1.94 km (1.21 mi) to the south is the largest in a group of rocks extending 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from the cape. The area was visited by 19th century sealers.
Kiev Peninsula is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. It is bounded by Flandres Bay to the northeast and Beascochea Bay to the southwest, and 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.
Hansen Inlet is an ice-filled inlet between Cape Schlossbach and Cape Cox, along the east coast and near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for B. Lyle Hansen who, with Herbert T. Ueda, was in charge of the deep-core drilling program at Byrd Station for several seasons, 1966–69.
Lofgren Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula about 22 nautical miles (40 km) long, projecting between Cadwalader Inlet and Morgan Inlet on the northeast side of Thurston Island, Antarctica. The northern extremity of the peninsula is Cape Menzel, a bold rock cape. These features were discovered in helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and the USS Glacier of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names. The peninsula was named for Charles E. Lofgren, personnel officer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30. The cape was named for Reinhard W. Menzel, a geomagnetist-seismologist with the Eights Station winter party, 1965.
Delisle Inlet is the 8.4 km wide ice-filled inlet indenting for 12.7 km the southeast side of Kenyon Peninsula, Wilkins Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula. It is entered southwest of Cape Keeler and northeast of Cape Mayo.
