- Edward VII Peninsula
Edward VII Peninsula or King Edward VII Land or King Edward VII Peninsula or Kong Edward VII Land or König Edward VII Land is a large,
ice -coveredpeninsula which forms the northwestern extremity ofMarie Byrd Land and projects into theRoss Sea betweenSulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of theRoss Ice Shelf . Edward VII Peninsula is defined by theRoss Ice Shelf on the southwest,Okuma Bay on the west, and to the east bySulzberger Bay and theSaunders Coast , all essentially on theRoss Sea /Southern Ocean inAntarctica . Edward VII Peninsula is located at coord|77|40|S|155|00|W|.The western coast is
Shirase Coast . In the north and east, Swinburne Ice Shelf is located.Edward VII Peninsula was discovered onJanuary 30 ,1902 , by theBritish National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) (1901-1904) underRobert Falcon Scott , who named it King Edward VII Land for KingEdward VII of the United Kingdom . The area was explored by theNimrod Expedition underErnest Shackleton in 1908-09.The peninsular character of the region was determined by exploration conducted by the
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933-1935) and theUnited States Antarctic Service (USAS) Expedition (1939-1941).Most of the peninsula is within the
Ross Dependency , claimed byNew Zealand (see claims onAntarctica ).
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