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Ulu Peninsula () is that portion of
James Ross Island James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–south ...
northwest of the narrow neck of land between
Rohss Bay James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–south ...
and
Croft Bay Croft Bay () is a bay which indents the north-central side of James Ross Island and forms the southern part of Herbert Sound, south of the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition und ...
, extending from
Cape Obelisk Cape Obelisk () is a cape at the north side of the entrance to Rohss Bay, on the west side of James Ross Island. Discovered and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Nordenskjöld. The name is descriptive of a conspicuous rock ...
to
Cape Lachman Cape Lachman () is a cape marking the northern tip of James Ross Island, which lies south of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld Otto is a masculine German giv ...
. Named descriptively by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) in 1987. In plan view the
cove A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are o ...
is shaped like an
ulu An ulu ( iu, ᐅᓗ, plural: ''uluit'', 'woman's knife') is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Iñupiat, Yupik, and Aleut women. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cu ...
, a type of
knife A knife ( : knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced ...
traditionally used by Inuit women. Peninsulas of Graham Land Landforms of James Ross Island {{JamesRossIsland-geo-stub