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Archipelago

    Brown Peninsula

    78°06′S 165°30′E

    6 mi) wide, which rises above the Ross Ice Shelf northward of Mount Discovery, to which it is connected by a low isthmus. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 (BrNAE), which named it "Brown Island" because of its color and its island-like character.

    Mount Discovery and Brown Peninsula
    Mount Discovery and Brown Peninsula

    Alan Light / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    78°06′S 165°30′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    The Brown Peninsula (78°6′S 165°25′E) is a nearly ice-free peninsula, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long and 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) wide, which rises above the Ross Ice Shelf northward of Mount Discovery, to which it is connected by a low isthmus. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 (BrNAE), which named it "Brown Island" because of its color and its island-like character. It was named it "Brown Peninsula" by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 after it was described a peninsula.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Discovery Group

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs