Kvinge Peninsula

Kvinge Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula at the north side of Palmer Inlet terminating in Cape Bryant, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 20 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Black Coast, British Antarctic Survey, Dyer Plateau, East Base, International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expeditions, Larsen Ice Shelf, Lehrke Inlet, Mount Jackson (Antarctica), Palmer Land, Palmer Station, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, Smithsonian Institution, Snyder Peninsula, Thor Kvinge, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, University of Bergen, Weddell Sea.

2. Peninsulas of Palmer Land

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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Black Coast

Black Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Boggs and Cape Mackintosh.

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British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.

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Dyer Plateau

Dyer Plateau is a broad ice-covered upland of north-central Palmer Land, bounded to the north by Fleming Glacier and Bingham Glacier, and to the south by the Gutenko Mountains.

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East Base

East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939.

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International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expeditions

The International Weddell Sea Oceanographic Expeditions or IWSOE are a series of scientific research expeditions to the Weddell Sea began in 1967, involving cooperation among Norway, Canada, Chile and the United States.

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Larsen Ice Shelf

The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula from Cape Longing to Smith Peninsula.

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Lehrke Inlet

Lehrke Inlet is an ice-filled inlet, wide, which recedes southwest for between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.

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Mount Jackson (Antarctica)

Mount Jackson (Mount Andrew Jackson and Mount Ernest Gruening) is a mountain that dominates the upland of the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Palmer Land

Palmer Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz.

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Palmer Station

Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers Island, the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle.

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Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition

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.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Snyder Peninsula

Snyder Peninsula is a high, ice-covered peninsula on the south side of Lamplugh Inlet terminating in Cape Howard, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Kvinge Peninsula and Snyder Peninsula are peninsulas of Palmer Land.

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Thor Kvinge

Thor Kvinge (born Os, Bergen, Norway 23 December 1929) is a Norwegian oceanographer, polar explorer, scientist, and researcher of Antarctica.

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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).

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United States Antarctic Program

The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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University of Bergen

The University of Bergen (Universitetet i Bergen) is a public research university in Bergen, Norway.

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Weddell Sea

The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre.

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See also

Peninsulas of Palmer Land

• Condor Peninsula
• Eielson Peninsula
• Kemp Peninsula
• Kvinge Peninsula
• Merz Peninsula
• Piggott Peninsula
• Smith Peninsula
• Snyder Peninsula

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvinge_Peninsula

Also known as Abendroth Peak, Cape Bryant (Antarctica), Cape Musselman, Cat Ridge, Gain Glacier, Guard Glacier, Kauffman Glacier, Marshall Peak, Morency Island, Murrish Glacier, Neshyba Peak, Palmer Inlet, Singleton Nunatak, Steele Island, Stockton Peak.

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