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Brown Peninsula () is a nearly ice-free peninsula, long and wide, which rises above the
Brown Peninsula () is a nearly ice-free peninsula, long and wide, which rises above the Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between hi ...
northward of Mount Discovery, to which it is connected by a low isthmus. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, which named it "Brown Island" because of its color and its island-like character. Since it is a peninsula, the name has been altered accordingly.
See also
*Ebon Pond Ebon Pond () is a pond located in the southwestern extremity of the Brown Peninsula in Victoria Land. It was first studied on the ground by U.S. geologist Troy L. Pewe during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze
Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is ...
References
Peninsulas of Antarctica Landforms of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub