Fletcher Peninsula
Fletcher Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula which extends into the Bellingshausen Sea between the Abbot and Venable ice shelves in Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Fred C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Fletcher Peninsula
- Type: Cape
- Description: Ellsworth Land
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Fletcher Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fletcher Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fletcher Peninsula”
- Chinese: “弗萊徹半島”
- Dutch: “Fletcher Peninsula”
- French: “péninsule de Fletcher”
- French: “Péninsule de Fletcher”
- German: “Fletcher-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי פלטשר”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי פלצ’ר”
- Italian: “Penisola Fletcher”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fletcher Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Fletcher Peninsula”
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