Evans Peninsula () is an ice-covered

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about long, between

Koether Inlet Koether Inlet is an ice-filled inlet about long, indenting the north coast of Thurston Island, Antarctica, between Edwards Peninsula and Evans Peninsula. It was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960 ...

and

Cadwalader Inlet Cadwalader Inlet is an ice-filled inlet about long, indenting the northeast coast of Thurston Island between Evans Peninsula and Lofgren Peninsula. It was discovered on helicopter flights from the USS ''Burton Island'' and USS ''Glacier'' b ...

in the northeast part of Thurston Island. Cape Braathen is an ice-covered cape at the northwest termination of Evans Peninsula. It was discovered in flights from the USS ''Burton Island'' and USS ''Glacier'' by personnel of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960, and was named by the

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(US-ACAN) for Commander Griffith Evans, Jr., commander of the icebreaker ''Burton Island'' during this expedition. The western end of the peninsula is ice-covered Cape Walden. The northwest termination of the peninsula is ice-covered Cape Braathen. These features were first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and named by US-ACAN. Cape Walden was named for Arthur T. Walden, dog driver and leader of the

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of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928–30. Cape Braathen was named for

Christoffer Braathen Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

, ski expert and dog driver with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928–30.

Maps

Thurston Island – Jones Mountains.
1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Peninsulas of Ellsworth Land Thurston Island {{ThurstonIsland-geo-stub