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Arctowski Peninsula
The
Arctowski
Peninsula
is a
peninsula
, long in a north-south
direction
, lying between
Andvord Bay
and
Wilhelmina Bay
on the
west coast
of
Graham Land
. It was
discovered
by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1897–99, under
Adrien de Gerlache
. The name, for
Henryk Arctowski
of that
expedition
, was
suggested
by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for this previously unnamed
feature
.
See
Also
Gerlache
Strait
Geology