Krakow Peninsula
| Krakow Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 62° 7′ 37″ S, 58° 14′ 55″ W | |
| Location | King George Island (South Shetland Islands) | |
| Waters 1 | Admiralty Bay | |
| Waters 2 | King George Bay | |
Krakow Peninsula is a peninsula on the south coast of King George Island in the South Shetland archipelago. It separates Admiralty Bay from King George Bay.
Scientists from a Polish Antarctic expedition named the almost entirely ice-covered peninsula Kopuła Krakowa (Polish for Kraków Dome) after the former Polish capital Kraków. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this name into English in 1984 in an adapted form as Kraków Peninsula.
Web links
- Kraków Peninsula in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kraków Peninsula on geographic.org (English)
Categories
- Peninsula (Antarctica)
- Peninsula (Southern Ocean)
- King George Island
- Krakow