This page presents the geographical name data for
Guest Peninsula in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Guest Peninsula
Feature Class
(see definition):
Cape
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
6131
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 18' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
148° 00' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.3
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-148
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
A snow-covered peninsula about 45 mi long between Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the NW part of Marie Byrd Land. Mitchell Peak, located on the peninsula, was sighted by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) in 1929. This feature was defined and mapped as an island by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. It was determined to be a peninsula by U.S. Geological Survey cartographers from air photos taken by the U.S. Navy, 1962-65. Named for Amy Guest, contributor to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Guest 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
Guest Peninsula information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Guest Peninsula should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.