Mule Peninsula
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Mule Peninsula is an irregular-shaped rocky peninsula
between Ellis Fjord
and Krok Fjord
in the southern part of the Vestfold Hills
. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called Breidnesmulen (the broad point snout) by Norwegian cartographers. Mule Peninsula is an adaptation of the original Norwegian name by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA).
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
between Ellis Fjord
Ellis Fjord
Ellis Fjord is a long narrow fjord between Breidnes Peninsula and Mule Peninsula in the Vestfold Hills. Photographed by the Lars Christensen Expedition , and plotted by Norwegian cartographers as a bay and a remnant lake which were called Mulvik and Langevatnet respectively. Analysis by John...
and Krok Fjord
Krok Fjord
Krok Fjord is a narrow sinuous fjord, 11 nautical miles long, between Mule Peninsula and Sorsdal Glacier Tongue, at the south end of the Vestfold Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition and named Krokfjorden ....
in the southern part of the Vestfold Hills
Vestfold Hills
Vestfold Hills is an area of rounded rock coastal hills, in extent, located at the north side of Sorsdal Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast in Antarctica. The hills are subdivided by three west-trending peninsulas bounded by narrow fjords...
. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called Breidnesmulen (the broad point snout) by Norwegian cartographers. Mule Peninsula is an adaptation of the original Norwegian name by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA).