Davis Peninsula
The Davis Peninsula is an elongated ice-covered peninsula, 3 nautical miles wide, between Reid Glacier and Northcliffe Glacier. It was discovered in November 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Captain John King Davis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Davis Peninsula
- Type: Cape
- Description: Peninsula in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Davis Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Davis Peninsula (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Davis Peninsula”
- Chinese: “戴維斯半島”
- German: “Davis-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי דייוויס”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Davis Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Davis Peninsula (udde)”
- Swedish: “Davis Peninsula”
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