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Sobral Peninsula

Index Sobral Peninsula

The Sobral Peninsula is a high and mainly ice-covered peninsula in northern Graham Land, Antarctica. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Alvin Orlando Lombard, Antarctic Peninsula, Bombardier Inc., British Antarctic Survey, Detroit Plateau, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Edgeworth Glacier, Graham Land, Harry Ferguson, Larsen Ice Shelf, Larsen Inlet, Longing Peninsula, Nordenskjöld Coast, Otto Nordenskjöld, Phoenix Manufacturing Company, Sjögren Glacier, Ski-Doo, Swedish Antarctic Expedition, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, Waterville, Maine, Weddell Sea.

  2. Nordenskjöld Coast
  3. Peninsulas of Graham Land

Alvin Orlando Lombard

Alvin Orlando Lombard (1856-1937) was the American inventor of the track-wheeled vehicle.

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Antarctic Peninsula

The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.

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Bombardier Inc.

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian business jet manufacturer.

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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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Detroit Plateau

The Detroit Plateau is a major interior plateau of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, with heights between. Sobral Peninsula and Detroit Plateau are Nordenskjöld Coast.

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Eau Claire (French for "clear water") is a city in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Edgeworth Glacier

The Edgeworth Glacier is a glacier long, flowing south-southwestwards from the edge of Detroit Plateau below Wolseley Buttress to the ice shelf west of Sobral Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica.

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Graham Land

Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz.

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Harry Ferguson

Henry George Ferguson (4 November 188425 October 1960) was a British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99.

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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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Larsen Inlet

Larsen Inlet is an inlet, formerly ice-filled, long in a north–south direction and wide, between Cape Longing and Cape Sobral along the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Sobral Peninsula and Larsen Inlet are Nordenskjöld Coast.

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Longing Peninsula

The Longing Peninsula is a peninsula long terminating in Cape Longing, situated at the northeast end of the Nordenskjöld Coast where it separates the Larsen Ice Shelf from the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf. Sobral Peninsula and Longing Peninsula are Nordenskjöld Coast and peninsulas of Graham Land.

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Nordenskjöld Coast

The Nordenskjöld Coast (64° 30' S 60° 30' W) is located on the Antarctic Peninsula, more specifically Graham Land, which is the top region of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is a thin, long ice sheet with an Alpine-style mountain chain. The coast consists of 15m tall ice cliffs with ice shelves.

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Otto Nordenskjöld

Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.

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Phoenix Manufacturing Company

The Phoenix Manufacturing Company, later the Phoenix Steel Company, was one of Eau Claire, Wisconsin's oldest manufacturing firms.

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Sjögren Glacier

Sjögren Glacier is a glacier long in the south part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.

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Ski-Doo

Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile manufactured by Bombardier Recreational Products (originally Bombardier Inc. before the spin-off).

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Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.

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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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Waterville, Maine

Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River.

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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

Nordenskjöld Coast

Peninsulas of Graham Land

References

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

Also known as Cape Sobral, Farquharson Nunatak, Ferguson Ridge, Fishhook Ridge, Hamer Hill, Mount Lombard, Muskeg Gap, Phoenix Peak (Antarctica), Skidoo Nunatak.