Whitmer Peninsula
The Whitmer Peninsula is a broad ice-capped peninsula, about 7 nautical miles long and wide, between Cheetham Ice Tongue and Harbord Glacier Tongue on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Whitmer Peninsula
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-75.83333° or 75° 50′ southLongitude
162.75° or 162° 45′ eastNamed after
Lieutenant (junior grade) R.D. WhitmerOpen location code
2VP45Q82+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 10574209193OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsula
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Satellite Map
Discover Whitmer Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whitmer Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitmer Peninsula”
- Chinese: “惠特默半島”
- German: “Whitmer-Halbinsel”
- Italian: “Penisola Whitmer”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whitmer Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Whitmer Peninsula”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mawson Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Varney Nunatak and Lamplugh Island.
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