Byers Peninsula (Antarctica)
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Name (Hebrew)
חצי האי ביירז (אנטארקטיקה)
Name (Latin)
Byers Peninsula (Antarctica)
Other forms of name
Península Byers (Antarctica)
Coordinates
-61.2186 -61.2186 -62.5764 -62.5764 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Peninsulas Antarctica
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2648317
Library of congress:
sh2005003398
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2005626181: Spain. Ejército. Servicio Geográfico. Cartografía Antártica, Península Byers, Isla Livingston, 1992:map recto (Península Byers; Byers Peninsula)
- US. BGN. Geogr. names of the Antarctic, 2nd ed., 1995:p. 109 (Byers Peninsula, 62⁰38ʹS 61⁰05ʹW, peninsula forming the W. end of Livingston Isl., So. Shetland Isls.)
Wikipedia description:
Byers Peninsula is a mainly ice-free peninsula forming the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It occupies 60 km2 (23 sq mi), borders Ivanov Beach to the northeast and is separated from Rotch Dome on the east by the ridge of Urvich Wall. The peninsula features more than 60 meltwater streams and as many lakes, notably Midge Lake, Limnopolar Lake and Basalt Lake. Byers Peninsula has a regime of special environmental protection under the Antarctic Treaty System and requires a permit to enter.
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