Snyder Peninsula
Peninsula located in Antarctica
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::summary Peninsula located in Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Snyder Peninsula |
| map | Antarctica |
| map_caption | Location in Antarctica |
| location | Palmer Land, Antarctica |
| coordinates | |
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| name = Snyder Peninsula | image_name = | image_caption = | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Palmer Land, Antarctica | coordinates = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = Snyder Peninsula () is a high, ice-covered peninsula on the south side of Lamplugh Inlet terminating in Cape Howard, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg" caption="Northern Palmer Land. Condor Peninsula in southeast of map"] ::
The Snyder Peninsula is on the Black Coast of Palmer Land, beside the Weddell Sea to the east. It is north of Odom Inlet and southwest of Kvinge Peninsula and Palmer Inlet. The Muus Glacier flows past the west of the peninsula and Lamplugh Inlet is to the east. Cape Howard is at the west side of the mouth of Lamplugh Inlet, and Foster Peninsula and Cape Healy are at the east side. Features to the west of Snyder Peninsula include, from northeast to southwest, Strømme Ridge, O'Sullivan Peak, Mount Vennun and Rowley Massif.
Mapping and name
Snyder Peninsula was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rear Admiral Joseph E. Snyder, Jr., United States Navy, Antarctic project Officer for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, 1967–69.
Eastern features
Lamplugh Inlet
Foster Peninsula
Cape Healy
Western features
Strømme Ridge
O'Sullivan Peak
Mount Vennun
Rowley Massif
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://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg |accessdate=2024-04-25 |title=Palmer Land |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
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