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References
- ↑ "Keller Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ Station G British Antarctic Survey
This article incorporates public domain material from "Keller Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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