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Dodson Peninsula (75°32′S 64°12′W / 75.533°S 64.2°W) is an ice-covered peninsula, 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, located south of Hansen Inlet on the Orville Coast. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Ronne, and named by him after Captain Harry L. Dodson, U.S. Navy, a director of the American Antarctic Society (the organizing body of RARE), and for his son, Robert H.T. Dodson, assistant geologist, surveyor, and chief dog team driver with RARE.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dodson Peninsula" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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