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Coordinates: 72°50′S 169°35′E / 72.833°S 169.583°E / -72.833; 169.583
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'''Daniell Peninsula''' ({{Coord|72|50|S|169|35|E|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is the large peninsula between [[Cape Daniell]] and [[Cape Jones]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. It is an elongated basalt dome similar to [[Adare Peninsula]] and [[Hallett Peninsula]] and rises to {{convert|2,000|m|-2}}. It is partly separated from the [[Victory Mountains]] by [[Whitehall Glacier]], which is afloat in its lower reaches, but is joined to these mountains by the higher land in the vicinity of [[Mount Prior]]. It was named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]], 1957–58, after Cape Daniell, and by analogy with Adare and Hallett Peninsulas.
'''Daniell Peninsula''' ({{Coord|72|50|S|169|35|E|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is the large peninsula between [[Cape Daniell]] and [[Cape Jones]] on the coast of [[Victoria Land]]. It is partly separated from the [[Victory Mountains]] by [[Whitehall Glacier]], which is afloat in its lower reaches, but is joined to these mountains by the higher land in the vicinity of [[Mount Prior]]. It was named by the [[New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition]], 1957–58, after Cape Daniell, and by analogy with Adare and Hallett peninsulas.

The peninsula is an elongated [[shield volcano]] complex similar to the [[Adare Peninsula|Adare]] and [[Hallett Peninsula|Hallett]] peninsulas and rises to {{convert|2,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It forms part of the Hallett Volcanic Province of the [[McMurdo Volcanic Group]].<ref name="QH">{{cite book|last1=Riffenburgh|first1=Beau|title=Encyclopedia of the Antarctic|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|year=2007|page=639|volume=1|isbn=0-415-97024-5}}</ref>


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Revision as of 16:20, 19 March 2020

Daniell Peninsula (72°50′S 169°35′E / 72.833°S 169.583°E / -72.833; 169.583) is the large peninsula between Cape Daniell and Cape Jones on the coast of Victoria Land. It is partly separated from the Victory Mountains by Whitehall Glacier, which is afloat in its lower reaches, but is joined to these mountains by the higher land in the vicinity of Mount Prior. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, after Cape Daniell, and by analogy with Adare and Hallett peninsulas.

The peninsula is an elongated shield volcano complex similar to the Adare and Hallett peninsulas and rises to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It forms part of the Hallett Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group.[1]

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Daniell Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


  1. ^ Riffenburgh, Beau (2007). Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 639. ISBN 0-415-97024-5.