Flat Top Peninsula
Flat Top Peninsula is a small, flat-topped peninsula 2 km north of the south-western extremity of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horatio Stump and Teniente R. Marsh Airport.
Horatio Stump
Peak
Horatio Stump is a flat-topped hill, 165 metres high, lying immediately east of Flat Top Peninsula at the southwest end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of Chile's Antártica commune in Antarctica, and is the northernmost airport in the continent. Teniente R. Marsh Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Flat Top Peninsula.
Weeks Stack
Peak
Weeks Stack is a sea stack lying off the north tip of Nelson Island in the northern approach to Fildes Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. Situated 635 m north-northeast of Cariz Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas and President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base is situated 3½ km east of Flat Top Peninsula.
Flat Top Peninsula
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Morro Chato, peninsula”, “Peninsula Morro Chato”, and “Península Morro Chato”
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Flat Top Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Flat Top Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morro Chato”
- Chinese: “平頂半島”
- Chinese: “平顶岩半岛”
- Dutch: “Morro Chato”
- German: “Flat Top Peninsula”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Flat Top Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Morro Chato, península”
- Spanish: “Morro Plano, Península”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Morro Chato”
- Spanish: “Península Morro Chato”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Morro Plano”
- Spanish: “Península Morro Plano”
- Swedish: “Morro Chato”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Great Wall and Bellingshausen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geographers Cove and Horatiobucht.
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