Mitchell Peninsula

Mitchell Peninsula (66°20′S 110°32′E / 66.333°S 110.533°E / -66.333; 110.533) is a rocky peninsula, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, lying between O'Brien Bay and Sparkes Bay at the east side of the Windmill Islands. First mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in February 1947 and thought to be an island connected by a steep snow ramp to the continental ice overlying Budd Coast. The term peninsula was considered more appropriate by the Wilkes Station party of 1957. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Ray A. Mitchell, U.S. Navy, captain of the USS Cacapon, tanker of the western task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, Task Force 68, 1946-47.

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

This Wilkes Land location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Peninsulas of Antarctica Landforms of Wilkes Land Wilkes Land geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Mitchell Peak Mitchell Point Look at other dictionaries: Mitchell Reiss — Reiss (right) with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Ambassador David Manning, Secretary Paul Murphy President George W. Bush at the White House St. Patrick s Day celebrati …   Wikipedia Mitchell River (Queensland) — Mitchell River View inland, up Mitchell River, at small waterfalls in between Oriners and Kulata Stations, North Queensland Origin Great Dividing Range Mouth …   Wikipedia Mitchell-River-Nationalpark (Victoria) — Mitchell River National Park Blick nach Norden von The Bluff Lookout aus auf das Tal des Mitchell River …   Deutsch Wikipedia Mitchell Shire — Lage des Mitchell Shire in Victoria Gliederung …   Deutsch Wikipedia Mitchell's Hopping Mouse — Conservation status Least Concern& …   Wikipedia Mitchell Peak — (76°25′S 147°22′W / 76.417°S 147.367°W / 76.417; 147.367) is a solitary peak 13 nautical miles (24 km) west of Birchall Peaks on the south side of Guest Peninsula in …   Wikipedia Peninsula Symphony — Infobox musical artist Name = Peninsula Symphony Background = classical ensemble Origin = flagicon|USA Redwood City, California, USA Genre = Classical Occupation = Symphony Orchestra Years active = 1949– present Associated acts = Peninsula Youth… …   Wikipedia MITCHELL, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855) — explorer son of John Mitchell of Craigend, Stirlingshire, Scotland, and his wife, originally a Miss Milne, was born on 15 June 1792. At 16 he entered the army as a volunteer, and three years later obtained a commission in the 95th regiment. He… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography Mitchell River National Park (Victoria) — For the national park in Western Australia, see Mitchell River National Park (Western Australia). Mitchell River National Park IUCN Category II (National Park) …   Wikipedia Mitchell River — River, northern Queensland, Australia. Rising in the Eastern Highlands, it flows for 350 mi (560 km) northwest across Cape York Peninsula to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Fed by several rivers, it varies seasonally and may be dry for three months each …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”