Krylov Peninsula
Krylov Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula west of Lauritzen Bay on Oates Coast, Antarctica. It was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions.- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of around 260 metres (850 feet)
- …is also known as “Krylova, poluostrov”
- …is named after Aleksey Krylov
- Description: Peninsula in Oates Coast, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-69.08333° or 69° 5′ south
Longitude
156.33333° or 156° 20′ east
Open location code
3R2RW88M+M8
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsula
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Krylov Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Krylov Peninsula”
- Chinese: “克里洛夫半島”
- Dutch: “Krylov Peninsula”
- French: “Péninsule Krylov”
- German: “Krylow-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי קרילוב”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krylov Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Península de Krylov”
- Swedish: “Krylov Peninsula”
- Turkish: “Krylov Yarımadası”
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