Bowman Peninsula

Bowman Peninsula

Bowman Peninsula (coord|74|47|S|62|22|W|) is a peninsula, 25 miles long in a north-south direction and 15 miles wide in its north and central portions, lying between Nantucket Inlet and Gardner Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land. The peninsula is ice covered and narrows toward the south, terminating in Cape Adams. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named it for Isaiah Bowman. 557loudo


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