Pirie Peninsula

Pirie Peninsula is a narrow peninsula extending 6 km northward from the center of , in the of . The peninsula was surveyed in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, who named it for Dr Harvey Pirie, surgeon and geologist of the expedition.
Wikipedia
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 46 metres (151 feet)
  • Description: it is a narrow peninsula extending 6 km (3.7 mi) northward from the center of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica

Pirie Peninsula

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Latitude
-60.7° or 60° 42′ south
Longitude
-44.633° or 44° 37′ 59″ west
Open location code
38FQ79X8+XQ
Geo­Names ID
6623333
Wiki­data ID
Q2603969

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pirie Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pirie Peninsula”
  • Chinese: “皮里半島”
  • Dutch: “Pirie Peninsula”
  • German: “Pirie-Halbinsel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pirie Peninsula”
  • Spanish: “Pirie, península”
  • Swedish: “Pirie Peninsula”

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Highlights include Thomson Point and Geddes, Cape.

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