Booth Peninsula

Booth Peninsula (

66°6′S 101°13′E / 66.100°S 101.217°E / -66.100; 101.217Coordinates: 66°6′S 101°13′E / 66.100°S 101.217°E / -66.100; 101.217) is a rocky peninsula, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long and 1 nautical mile (2 km) wide, of Antarctica, which projects west from the coast 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Remenchus Glacier. It was mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , an air crewman on the Operation Highjump seaplane commanded by which landed in this area and obtained aerial and ground photographs of this ice-free region.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Booth Peninsula". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)