Furse Peninsula
Furse Peninsula is the eastern part of Gibbs Island, east of The Spit, in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Narrow Island" was used by Captain George Powell in 1822, with reference to the entire island; in subsequent use the reference was occasionally limited to this peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Furse Peninsula
- Type: Island
- Description: part of Gibbs Island, South Shetland Islands
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Furse Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Furse Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Angosto”
- Chinese: “弗斯半島”
- Dutch: “Angosto”
- German: “Furse-Halbinsel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Furse Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Angosto, islote”
- Spanish: “Narrow, Islote”
- Swedish: “Angosto”
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