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Definition of Palmer Peninsula
1. Noun. A large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific.
Exact synonyms: Antarctic Peninsula
Group relationships: Antarctic Continent, Antarctica
Generic synonyms: Peninsula
Group relationships: Antarctic Continent, Antarctica
Generic synonyms: Peninsula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palmer Peninsula
Literary usage of Palmer Peninsula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Atlas of the World with Geophysical Boundaries Showing Oceans, Continents by Athelstan Spilhaus (1991)
"For example, the Palmer Peninsula is now sometimes known as the Antarctic Peninsula.
7 Snyder, John P., ..."
2. Antarctica by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"On this trip he surveyed parts of Graham Land (Palmer Peninsula). Ernest
Shackleton (UK) Shackleton was part of an expedition with Captain Robert Scott in ..."
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