Dreary Isthmus

Dreary Isthmus (78°12′S 165°17′E / 78.2°S 165.283°E / -78.2; 165.283) is a low, narrow neck of land, or isthmus, that joins the base of Brown Peninsula and the low morainal area north of Mount Discovery, Scott Coast, Victoria Land. Named descriptively by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) in keeping with the dark and gloomy aspect of the feature.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dreary Isthmus" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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