Wirth Peninsula
Encyclopedia
Wirth Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula
, 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, between Eltanin Bay
and Fladerer Bay
in Ellsworth Land
, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Captain Laurence Wirth, commander of USNS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises, September 1966-November 1967.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
, 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, between Eltanin Bay
Eltanin Bay
Eltanin Bay is a bay about 35 nautical miles wide in southern Bellingshausen Sea. It indents the coast of Ellsworth Land west of Wirth Peninsula. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
and Fladerer Bay
Fladerer Bay
Fladerer Bay is a bay about 15 nautical miles long and 6 nautical miles wide between Wirth Peninsula and Rydberg Peninsula in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
in Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land is that portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of Ronne Ice Shelf. It extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W...
, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Captain Laurence Wirth, commander of USNS Eltanin on Antarctic cruises, September 1966-November 1967.