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Nicholson Peninsula (80°43′S 160°30′E) is a broad ice-covered peninsula about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, between Couzens Bay and Matterson Inlet on the west side of Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain M.W. Nicholson, U.S. Navy, chief of staff to the U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer during Operation Deepfreeze 1964.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Nicholson Peninsula". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

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[de] Nicholson-Halbinsel

Die Nicholson-Halbinsel ist eine 25 km lange und eisbedeckte Halbinsel an der Shackleton-Küste der antarktischen Ross Dependency. Sie ragt zwischen der Couzens Bay und dem Matterson Inlet in die Westflanke des Ross-Schelfeises hinein.

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