Antarctic Peninsula

Where the Antarctic peninsula is found in Antarctica

Close-up map of the peninsula

The Antarctic Peninsula is the largest peninsula in Antarctica. The peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It is 1300 km long and reaches from Cape Adams (Weddell Sea) and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands. The northern tip is about 1000 km (600 miles) from Tierra del Fuego. There are many research stations as well as multiple claims of sovereignty on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Average temperatures on the peninsula have risen by nearly 2°C in the past 50 years. This makes the Antarctic Peninsula one of the fastest warming places on Earth.

Antarctic Peninsula Media

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  Map of Antarctic Peninsula, stations locations, shared relief. Projection Equidistant conic B. S. parallel 1:-65. S. Parallel 2:-71. Central meridian:-62. Shared relief from NASA data

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  Booth Island and Mount Scott flank the narrow Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula, 2001.

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  Off the coast of the Peninsula are numerous islands. Here is Webb Island and, behind it, Adelaide Island. See the image description page for a detailed description of the other geographical features.

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  German research vessel RV Polarstern at the wharf of the British Rothera Research Station

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  Geographic map of Antarctica

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  Satellite image of Antarctic Peninsula

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  Antarktīdas pussalas reģiona karte atrašanās vietu veidnēm

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  Nearly cloud-free view of the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula during spring

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  Hope Bay glacier, 2012