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Kran Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Крън, romanized: poluostrov Kran, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrof ˈkrɤn]) is the heavily indented peninsula forming the northeast extremity of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It extends 2.85 km in north-south direction and 2.35 km in east-west direction, ending up in Moureaux Point to the north and Neyt Point to the east, and connected to the rest of the island by a 200 m wide neck to the south.

The feature is named after the town of Kran in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Kran Peninsula is centred at 63°58′20″S 61°49′00″W. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

See also

• Mount Pierre (Palmer Archipelago)

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Kran Peninsula. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links

• Kran Peninsula. Copernix satellite image
• Kran Peninsula on AADC website

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

На других языках

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[de] Kran-Halbinsel

Die Kran-Halbinsel (bulgarisch полуостров Крън .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}poluostrow Kran) ist eine Halbinsel mit stark undulierendem Küstenverlauf am nordöstlichen Ende von Liège Island im Palmer-Archipel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. In nord-südlicher Ausdehnung ist sie 2,85 km lang, 2,35 km breit, endet nach Norden im Moureaux Point und ist nach Süden über einen 200 m breiten Isthmus mit der übrigen Insel verbunden.

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- [en] Kran Peninsula

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