Nicholson Peninsula
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Nicholson Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula
about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, between Couzens Bay
and Matterson Inlet
on the west side of Ross Ice Shelf
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Captain M.W. Nicholson, U.S. Navy, chief of staff to the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer during Operation Deepfreeze 1964.
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"....
about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, between Couzens Bay
Couzens Bay
Couzens Bay is an ice-filled bay about long, entered between Senia Point and Cape Goldschmidt on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Lieutenant Thomas Couzens, Royal New Zealand Air Force, who lost his life in a...
and Matterson Inlet
Matterson Inlet
Matterson Inlet is an ice-filled inlet between Penny Point and Cape Douglas, on the west side of Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Garth John Matterson, leader of the party that surveyed the area....
on the west side of Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Captain M.W. Nicholson, U.S. Navy, chief of staff to the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer during Operation Deepfreeze 1964.