Stornes Peninsula

Stornes Peninsula is a rocky, jagged peninsula about 3 nautical miles long, projecting into just west of . First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Stornes.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: peninsula in Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Stornes peninsula”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bharati Research Station.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bharati is a permanent research station commissioned by . It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside . is situated 4 km northeast of Stornes Peninsula.

Stornes Peninsula

Latitude
-69.42361° or 69° 25′ 25″ south
Longitude
76.10083° or 76° 6′ 3″ east
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
3J2RH4G2+H8
Geo­Names ID
6626128
Wiki­data ID
Q2680546
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Satellite Map

Discover Stornes Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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