Palmer Land
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Boundaries
In its southern extreme, the Antarctic Peninsula stretches west, with Palmer Land eventually bordering Ellsworth Land along the 80° W line of longitude. Palmer Land is bounded in the south by the ice-covered Carlson Inlet, an arm of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, which crosses the 80° W line. This is the base of Cetus Hill.
This feature is named after Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer who explored the Antarctic Peninsula area southward of Deception Island in the sloop Hero in November 1820.
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Features
Mountain ranges and isolated peaks
- Briesemeister Peak
- Carey Range
- Columbia Mountains
- Dana Mountains
- Du Toit Mountains
- Engel Peaks (69°32′S 63°8′W / 69.533°S 63.133°W)
- Mount Peterson
- Mount Pitman
- Mount Poster
- Mount Southern
- Mount Strong
- Mount Sullivan
- Pegasus Mountains
- Mandolin Hills
- O'Sullivan Peak
- Renner Peak
- Waitt Peaks
Nunatuks
- Aldebaran Rock (70°50′S 66°41′W / 70.833°S 66.683°W), a particularly conspicuous nunatak of bright red rock, located near the head of Bertram Glacier and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Pegasus Mountains in western Palmer Land. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Aldebaran, an orange-colored star that is the brightest in the constellation of Taurus.
Other
- Cape Rymill
- Rhino Rock
- Scott Uplands