Kraków Peninsula
Kraków Peninsula is the peninsula between Admiralty Bay and King George Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Kraków Icefield," after Kraków, the former capital of Poland, was applied in 1980 by the Polish Antarctic Expedition to the ice that nearly covers this peninsula.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 260 metres (860 feet)
- Description: peninsula in Antarctica
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent… Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is situated 9 km northwest of Kraków Peninsula.
Kraków Peninsula
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.12699° or 62° 7′ 37″ south
Longitude
-58.24846° or 58° 14′ 55″ west
Open location code
3893VQF2+6J
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kraków Peninsula” goes by many names.
Kraków PeninsulaCebuano
克拉科夫半島Chinese
Krakow PeninsulaDutch
Krakow PeninsulaNorwegian Nynorsk
Kraków PeninsulaPolish
Kraków PeninsulaSwedish
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz and Henryk Arctowski Station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kraków Dome and Arctowski Dome.
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