Mossman Peninsula
Mossman Peninsula is a narrow peninsula 3 nautical miles long, extending south from the western part of Laurie Island and separating Scotia Bay and Wilton Bay, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica
- Also known as: “Mossman, peninsula”, “Peninsula Mossman”, and “Península Mossman”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ramsay.
Mount Ramsay
Peak
Mount Ramsay is a peak, 475 m, standing at the west side of Uruguay Cove on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, 1902–04, and named for Allan Ramsay, chief engineer of the expedition ship Scotia, who died on August 6, 1903, and was buried at the foot of the peak. Mount Ramsay is situated 2½ km west of Mossman Peninsula.
Mossman Peninsula
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Mossman Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mossman Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mossman”
- Chinese: “莫斯曼半島”
- Dutch: “Mossman Peninsula”
- Dutch: “Mossman”
- German: “Mossman-Halbinsel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mossman Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Mossman, península”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Mossman”
- Spanish: “Península Mossman”
- Swedish: “Mossman Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Mossman”
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