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Feature Name (see definition): Scott Peninsula Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 13458 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 22' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 117° 58' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.3666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -117.9666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967 Description (see definition): An ice-covered peninsula, 17 mi long, extending from the coast of Marie Byrd Land into the Getz Ice Shelf toward the W end of Wright Island. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Col. Thomas Scott, USA, who assisted with the early establishment of U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz) finances and liaison during the IGY. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Scott Peninsula in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Scott Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Scott Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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