Nicholson Peninsula

Nicholson Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, between Couzens Bay and Matterson Inlet on the Shackleton Coast on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. ^[1]

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1. 23 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Archibald Lucius Douglas, Barne Inlet, Byrd Glacier, Byrd Station, Churchill Mountains, Darley Hills, First Lord of the Admiralty, Kent Plateau, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Nimrod Expedition, Nunatak, Operation Deep Freeze, Peninsula, Ross Ice Shelf, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Shackleton Coast, Syncline, Taniwha, United States Antarctic Program, USNS Mizar, USS Vance, William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne.

2. Peninsulas of the Ross Dependency

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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Archibald Lucius Douglas

Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas, (8 February 1842 – 12 March 1913) was a Royal Navy officer of the 19th century.

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Barne Inlet

Barne Inlet is a reentrant (an inlet formed by two spurs of land) on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, on the coast of Antarctica.

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Byrd Glacier

The Byrd Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, about long and wide.

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Byrd Station

The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica.

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Churchill Mountains

The Churchill Mountains is a major range of mountains and associated elevations bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier. Nicholson Peninsula and Churchill Mountains are Shackleton Coast.

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Darley Hills

The Darley Hills are a range of high, ice-covered coastal hills in the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. Nicholson Peninsula and Darley Hills are Shackleton Coast.

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First Lord of the Admiralty

The First Lord of the Admiralty, or formally the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the political head of the English and later British Royal Navy.

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Kent Plateau

The Kent Plateau is an ice-covered plateau in the northern extreme of the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica.

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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica.

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Nimrod Expedition

The Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton and his second time to the Continent.

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Nunatak

A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.

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Operation Deep Freeze

Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on.

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Peninsula

A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides.

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Ross Ice Shelf

The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France).

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Shackleton Coast

Shackleton Coast is that portion of the coast along the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Cape Selborne and Airdrop Peak at the east side of Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica.

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Syncline

In structural geology, a syncline is a fold with younger layers closer to the center of the structure, whereas an anticline is the inverse of a syncline.

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Taniwha

In Māori mythology, taniwha are large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers (giant waves).

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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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USNS Mizar

USNS Mizar (MA-48/T-AGOR-11/T-AK-272) was a vessel of the United States Navy.

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USS Vance

USS Vance (DE-387) was an ''Edsall''-class destroyer escort, named after Joseph Williams Vance, Jr.

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William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (17 October 185926 February 1942), styled Viscount Wolmer between 1882 and 1895, was a British politician and colonial administrator, who served as High Commissioner for Southern Africa.

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See also

Peninsulas of the Ross Dependency

• Hut Point Peninsula
• King Edward VII Land
• Mount Bird
• Nicholson Peninsula
• Tapsell Foreland

References

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

Also known as Cape Douglas, Cape Goldschmidt, Cape Selborne, Contortion Spur, Couzens Bay, Entrikin Glacier, Gootee Nunatak, Madison Terrace, Matterson Inlet, Mount Deleon, Mount Madison (Antarctica), Penny Point, Senia Point, Taniwha Cove.

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