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Tinglof Peninsula () is an ice-covered
peninsula, 10 nautical miles (18 km) long, between
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
and
Wagoner Inlet
Wagoner Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet between Tinglof Peninsula and Starr Peninsula on the north side of Thurston Island. It was delineated from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. It was named by the Advi ...
s on the north side of
Thurston Island
Thurston Island is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, long, wide and in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. It is the third-largest island of Antarctica, after Alexander Island and Berkner Isl ...
. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for
Iver (Ivor) Tinglof
Iver is a large civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. In addition to the central clustered village, the parish includes the residential neighbourhoods of Iver Heath and Richings Park.
Geography, transport and economy
Part of the 43-square ...
, tractor mechanic of the
Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, p ...
in 1933–35, who, at
Little America, built the first heavy cargo sleds for use in the Antarctic.
Smith Cliff is a rock cliff midway along the ice-covered northern shore of the peninsula. It was photographed by the Eastern Group of Operation Highjump and later named by US-ACAN after aviation radioman William F. Smith, an aircrewman from the operation.
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). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
Peninsulas of Ellsworth Land
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