Antarctic Peninsula

Geographical location

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Antarctica and the part of the Antarctic continent that extends beyond the furthest above the Antarctic Circle. It has a length of about 1200 km and is located in the western hemisphere opposite South America.

Designation

For a long time rivaled the British name Graham Land and the American name Palmer country together. Today Graham Land applies to that part of the peninsula, which lies north of a line between Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz and Palmer land for the part south of that line. In addition, there are the Spanish names San Martín Peninsula ( in Argentina) and O'Higgins Peninsula ( in Chile), but refer to the entire peninsula.

Geography and climate

The peninsula is in a high degree mountainous and rises up to 2800 m at. This mountain is considered as a continuation of the South American Andes. Since the peninsula has the mildest climate in the Antarctic ( summer temperatures on the coast 0-3 ° C, in winter -10 to -20 ° C ) can be found here and on the many nearby islands, the highest concentration of research stations on the Antarctic continent. Hope Bay ( ⊙ -63.383333333333-57 ) is the northernmost part of the peninsula.

Political inclusion

The peninsula is claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom and incorporated into their respective Antarctic territories. However, as they like the rest of Antarctica under the Antarctic Treaty.

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