Reclus Peninsula
Peninsula in Antarctica
title: "Reclus Peninsula" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["peninsulas-of-graham-land", "danco-coast"] description: "Peninsula in Antarctica" topic_path: "general/peninsulas-of-graham-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclus_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 | Reclus Peninsula |
| pushpin_map | Antarctica |
| pushpin_relief | y |
| coordinates | |
| location | Gerlache Strait |
| area_km2 | |
| length_km | |
| width_km | |
| :: |
| name = Reclus Peninsula | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | pushpin_map = Antarctica | pushpin_label = | pushpin_relief = y | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | location = Gerlache Strait | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | country = Reclus Peninsula () is a 7 nmi peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It borders Charlotte Bay to its east.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Danco_Coast.svg" caption="Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Eurydice Peninsula in center"] ::
The Recluse Peninsula lies on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northward into the Gerlache Strait between Charlotte Bay to the east and Wilhelmina Bay to the west. Nansen Island is to the west. The Forbidden Plateau is to the southwest, and the Foster Plateau is to the southeast.
Mapping and name
The Reclus Peninsula was first charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, who named its northern extremity "Cap Reclus" for the French geographer and author Élisée Reclus (1830–1905). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) extended the name Reclus to the entire peninsula in 1960.
Features
Features include, from north to south:
Portal Point
Main article: Portal Point
Jacques Peaks
Igloo Hill
Harris Peak
Nearby features
Gaston Islands
Bancroft Bay
Bayly Glacier
Cañón Point
Zapato Point
Café Point
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |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://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/7696/ |accessdate=2024-05-03 |title=Graham Land and South Shetland Islands |publisher=BAS: British Antarctic Survey |year=2005 |ref= }}
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