Buell Peninsula
Peninsula in Antarctica
title: "Buell Peninsula" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["peninsulas-of-victoria-land", "pennell-coast"] description: "Peninsula in Antarctica" topic_path: "general/peninsulas-of-victoria-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buell_Peninsula" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Peninsula in Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Buell Peninsula |
| pushpin_map | Antarctica |
| pushpin_label | Buell Peninsula |
| pushpin_relief | y |
| coordinates | |
| location | Pacific Ocean |
| area_km2 | |
| length_km | |
| width_km | |
| :: |
| name = Buell Peninsula | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | pushpin_map = Antarctica | pushpin_label = Buell Peninsula | pushpin_relief = y | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | etymology = | location = Pacific Ocean | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = The Buell Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula terminating in Cape Williams, located between the lower ends of Lillie Glacier, George Glacier and Zykov Glacier, at the northwest end of the Anare Mountains in Antarctica. The peninsula is 15 nmi long and 8 nmi at its greatest width.
Exploration and naming
The Buell Peninsula was photographed from United States Navy aircraft during Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and again in 1960–62. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1962–63, and named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Commander) Kenneth R. Buell, a U.S. Navy navigator on aircraft with Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica in 1965–66 and 1966–67.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/C70195s1_Ant.Map_Ob'_Bay.jpg" caption="Buell Peninsula (not named) and Cape Williams in east of map."] ::
The Buell Peninsula extends northward into the Pacific Ocean from the Anare Mountains between Zykov Glacier to the east, George Glacier to the southwest and the Lillie Glacier Tongue to the west. Features include Cape Williams in the north, and Saddle Peak and Mount Kostka on the neck of the peninsula to the south.
Features
Cape Williams
Saddle Peak
Mount Kostka
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-03-06 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C70195s1_Ant.Map_Ob%27_Bay.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-06 |title=Ob' Bay |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
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