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Definition of Antarctic 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.
Group relationships: Antarctic Continent, Antarctica
Generic synonyms: Peninsula
Definition of Antarctic peninsula
1. Proper noun. The northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antarctic Peninsula
Literary usage of Antarctic peninsula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... are the world's most numerous penguins, with more than seven million on barren
islands of the antarctic peninsula and subantarctic region. ..."
2. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"1903 William Bruce (UK) establishes first permanent research station at Laurie
Island, off antarctic peninsula. 1908 London issues first of 2 Letters of ..."
3. Probability of Sea Level Rise by James G. Titus, Vijay K. Narayanan (1998)
"In the last fifty years, the antarctic peninsula has warmed 2°C, causing the
peninsula alone to contribute approximately 0.5 mm to sea level. ..."
4. Antarctica by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"The antarctic peninsula Use what you have learned about the antarctic peninsula
and information ... Describe the land formation of the antarctic peninsula. ..."
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