Krylov Peninsula

Krylov Peninsula

Krylov Peninsula
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°5′S 156°20′E / 69.083°S 156.333°E / -69.083; 156.333Coordinates: 69°5′S 156°20′E / 69.083°S 156.333°E / -69.083; 156.333
Adjacent bodies of water	Lauritzen Bay Southern Ocean
Length	77 km (47.8 mi)
Width	38 km (23.6 mi)

Krylov Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula west of Lauritzen Bay on Oates Coast, Antarctica. It was photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–58), and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1959). It was named by the Soviet expedition after Soviet mathematician and academic naval architect Alexei Krylov.^[1]

See also[]

• Berg Mountains

References[]

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

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