Merz Peninsula
The Merz Peninsula is an irregular, ice-covered peninsula, about 15 nautical miles long in an east–west direction and averaging 25 nautical miles wide, between Hilton Inlet and Violante Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.- Type: Cape
- Description: Peninsula located in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Merz, peninsula”, “Peninsula Merz”, and “Península Merz”
Merz Peninsula
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-72.31094° or 72° 18′ 39″ south
Longitude
-61.06061° or 61° 3′ 38″ west
Elevation
648 metres (2,126 feet)
Open location code
27VWMWQQ+JQ
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Satellite Map
Discover Merz Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Merz Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merz”
- Chinese: “梅爾茲半島”
- Dutch: “Merz”
- French: “Péninsule de Merz”
- German: “Merz-Halbinsel”
- German: “Merz”
- Italian: “Penisola Merz”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Merz Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Merz, península”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Merz”
- Spanish: “Península Merz”
- Swedish: “Merz”
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