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Fildes Peninsula

The Fildes Peninsula is a long peninsula that forms the south-western end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. ^[1]

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Paleontological sites of Antarctica
Peninsulas of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)

Antarctic Specially Protected Area

An Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) is an area on the continent of Antarctica, or on nearby islands, which is protected by scientists and several different international bodies. Fildes Peninsula and Antarctic Specially Protected Area are Antarctic Specially Protected Areas.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Artigas Base

The General Artigas Station (Base Científica Antártica Artigas), also referred to as the Artigas Base is the larger of the two Uruguayan scientific research stations in Antarctica, the other one being Elichiribehety Base.

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Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva

Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile.

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Bellingshausen Station

Bellingshausen Station (Russian: станция Беллинсгаузен) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) Antarctic station at Collins Harbour, on King George Island of the South Shetland Islands.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Clement Hill (Antarctica)

Clement Hill is a hill rising to 135 m, the highest elevation in southern Fildes Peninsula, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of Halfthree Point, King George Island, South Shetland Islands.

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Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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Eddy Point

Eddy Point is a small point located on the south side of Fildes Peninsula, west of Halfthree Point on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Fildes Peninsula and Eddy Point are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).

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Fildes Strait

Fildes Strait is a strait which extends in a general east-west direction between King George Island and Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Fossil track

A fossil track or ichnite (Greek "ιχνιον" (ichnion) – a track, trace or footstep) is a fossilized footprint.

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Great Wall Station (Antarctica)

The Great Wall Station (Chinese: 长城站; pinyin: Chángchéng Zhàn) is the first Chinese research station in Antarctica and opened on 20 February 1985.

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King George Island (South Shetland Islands)

King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean.

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Late Cretaceous

The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale.

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Maxwell Bay (Antarctica)

Maxwell Bay, also called Fildes Bay (in Chile) and Guardia Nacional Bay (in Argentina) is a bay long, lying between King George Island and Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Fildes Peninsula and Maxwell Bay (Antarctica) are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)

Nelson Island (historical names Leipzig Island, O'Cain's Island and Strachans Island) is an island long and wide, lying southwest of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

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Paleontology

Paleontology, also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

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Profesor Julio Escudero Base

Professor Julio Escudero Base is a permanent Chilean Antarctic research base. Fildes Peninsula and Profesor Julio Escudero Base are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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RRS Discovery II

RRS Discovery II was a British Royal Research Ship which, during her operational lifetime of about 30 years, carried out considerable hydrographical and marine biological survey work in Antarctic waters and the Southern Ocean in the course of the Discovery Investigations research program.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Saunders Valley

Saunders Valley is a valley 0.9 nautical miles (1.7 km) in length and varying width, trending WNW-ESE in south Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. Fildes Peninsula and Saunders Valley are King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of.

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Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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Suffield Point

Suffield Point is the south-west entrance point of Norma Cove, Fildes Peninsula, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Fildes Peninsula and Suffield Point are Antarctic Specially Protected Areas and King George Island (South Shetland Islands) geography stubs.

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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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Uruguay

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.

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References

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

Also known as Halfthree Point.

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