Stornes Peninsula
Stornes Peninsula is a rocky, jagged peninsula about 3 nautical miles long, projecting into Prydz Bay just west of Larsemann Hills. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Stornes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Stornes peninsula”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bharati Research Station.
Bharati Research Station
Hamlet
Bharati is a permanent Antarctic research station commissioned by India. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside Maitri. Bharati Research Station is situated 4 km northeast of Stornes Peninsula.
Stornes Peninsula
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Stornes Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stornes Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stornes Peninsula”
- Chinese: “斯托爾內斯半島”
- German: “Stornes”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי סטורנס”
- Italian: “Penisola Stornes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stornes Peninsula”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stornes”
- Swedish: “Stornes Peninsula”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kunlun Qundao and Bharati.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jack, Lake and Jingbo Hu.
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