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31: 431:. Low, ice-covered point forming the south side of the entrance to Howkins Inlet. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for H.H. Lamb, meteorologist on the British whale factory ship Balaena in Antarctic waters in 1946-47, who prepared daily forecasts for the whaling fleet on the basis of FIDS and other meteorological reports 241: 393:. Ice-filled inlet which recedes southwest 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) between Cape Brooks and Lamb Point, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for G. Howkins, meteorologist with the FIDS base at Deception Island in 1944-45. 38: 567: 533: 351:. A somewhat isolated ice-covered peak, 1,410 metres (4,630 ft) high, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) west-southwest of the head of Howkins Inlet. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the USAS. During 1947 the peak was photographed from the air by members of the RARE, under Ronne, who in conjunction with the 571: 537: 80: 128: 272:
runs north along its west side to enter New Bedford Inlet. Arctowski Peak is at the head of Howkins Inlet. Capes, from north to south, include
541: 30: 352: 590: 301: 403: 365: 323: 202: 575: 293: 289: 304:(UK-APC) in 1985 after William R. Piggott, British ionospheriscist and Head, Atmospheric Sciences Division, 229: 269: 182: 224: 305: 244:
Eastern Ellsworth Land (south), Southern Palmer Land (north). Guettard Range in center east of map.
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Piggott Peninsula was first seen from the air and photographed by the
205: 547: 461: 445: 443: 523:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 491: 479: 440: 467: 300:aerial photographs, 1961–67. It was named by the 582: 292:(USAS) on December 30, 1940. It was mapped by 165:) is a broad snow-covered peninsula between 181:, Antarctica. It is bounded to the west by 37: 239: 553:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 542:United States Board on Geographic Names 513: 497: 485: 473: 449: 583: 283: 353:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 13: 574:from websites or documents of the 540:from websites or documents of the 302:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 14: 602: 517:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 462:Ellsworth Land - Palmer Land USGS 316: 570: This article incorporates 565: 536: This article incorporates 531: 358: 36: 29: 576:United States Geological Survey 294:United States Geological Survey 290:United States Antarctic Service 16:Peninsula located in Antarctica 514:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 434: 396: 550:Ellsworth Land - Palmer Land 248:Piggott Peninsula is on the 7: 311: 260:to the east. It is between 230:GPX (secondary coordinates) 192: 10: 607: 506: 591:Peninsulas of Palmer Land 225:GPX (primary coordinates) 200:Map all coordinates using 74: 63: 58: 24: 306:British Antarctic Survey 296:(USGS) from surveys and 208:Download coordinates as: 572:public domain material 538:public domain material 245: 50:Location in Antarctica 243: 220:GPX (all coordinates) 415: /  377: /  335: /  140: /  92: /  21: 298:United States Navy 284:Discovery and name 246: 19: 419:73.683°S 60.800°W 381:73.667°S 60.900°W 339:73.733°S 61.467°W 276:, Lamb Point and 266:New Bedford Inlet 264:to the south and 167:New Bedford Inlet 156:Piggott Peninsula 145:73.717°S 61.333°W 123:Piggott Peninsula 120: 119: 108:Piggott Peninsula 97:73.717°S 61.333°W 44:Piggott Peninsula 20:Piggott Peninsula 598: 569: 568: 560: 559: 558: 535: 534: 530: 529: 528: 522: 501: 495: 489: 483: 477: 471: 465: 459: 453: 447: 430: 429: 427: 426: 425: 424:-73.683; -60.800 420: 416: 413: 412: 411: 408: 392: 391: 389: 388: 387: 386:-73.667; -60.900 382: 378: 375: 374: 373: 370: 350: 349: 347: 346: 345: 344:-73.733; -61.467 340: 336: 333: 332: 331: 328: 308:(BAS), 1973–79. 164: 163: 161: 160: 159: 157: 152: 151: 150:-73.717; -61.333 146: 141: 138: 137: 136: 133: 116: 115: 113: 112: 111: 109: 104: 103: 102:-73.717; -61.333 98: 93: 90: 89: 88: 85: 40: 39: 33: 22: 18: 606: 605: 601: 600: 599: 597: 596: 595: 581: 580: 566: 563: 556: 554: 532: 526: 524: 520: 509: 504: 496: 492: 484: 480: 472: 468: 460: 456: 448: 441: 437: 423: 421: 417: 414: 409: 406: 404: 402: 401: 399: 385: 383: 379: 376: 371: 368: 366: 364: 363: 361: 343: 341: 337: 334: 329: 326: 324: 322: 321: 319: 314: 286: 238: 237: 236: 235: 234: 195: 155: 153: 149: 147: 143: 142: 139: 134: 131: 129: 127: 126: 107: 105: 101: 99: 95: 94: 91: 86: 83: 81: 79: 78: 54: 53: 52: 51: 48: 47: 46: 45: 41: 17: 12: 11: 5: 604: 594: 593: 562: 561: 545: 510: 508: 505: 503: 502: 500:, p. 414. 490: 488:, p. 350. 478: 466: 454: 452:, p. 575. 438: 436: 433: 398: 395: 360: 357: 318: 317:Arctowski Peak 315: 313: 310: 285: 282: 268:to the north. 250:Lassiter Coast 233: 232: 227: 222: 217: 211: 198: 197: 196: 194: 191: 175:Lassiter Coast 118: 117: 76: 72: 71: 65: 61: 60: 56: 55: 49: 43: 42: 35: 34: 28: 27: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 603: 592: 589: 588: 586: 579: 577: 573: 552: 551: 546: 543: 539: 519: 518: 512: 511: 499: 494: 487: 482: 476:, p. 25. 475: 470: 463: 458: 451: 446: 444: 439: 432: 428: 394: 390: 359:Howkins Inlet 356: 354: 348: 309: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 281: 279: 275: 271: 270:Bryan Glacier 267: 263: 259: 256:, facing the 255: 251: 242: 231: 228: 226: 223: 221: 218: 216: 213: 212: 210: 209: 204: 203:OpenStreetMap 201: 190: 188: 187:Swann Glacier 184: 183:Bryan Glacier 180: 176: 172: 168: 162: 124: 114: 77: 73: 69: 66: 62: 57: 32: 23: 564: 555:, retrieved 549: 525:, retrieved 516: 498:Alberts 1995 493: 486:Alberts 1995 481: 474:Alberts 1995 469: 457: 450:Alberts 1995 400: 362: 320: 287: 278:Cape Wheeler 262:Wright Inlet 252:of southern 247: 207: 206: 199: 171:Wright Inlet 122: 121: 70:, Antarctica 422: / 384: / 342: / 274:Cape Brooks 258:Weddell Sea 254:Palmer Land 179:Palmer Land 148: / 100: / 75:Coordinates 68:Palmer Land 557:2024-01-19 527:2023-12-03 435:References 397:Lamb Point 154: ( 106: ( 59:Geography 585:Category 312:Features 193:Location 64:Location 507:Sources 410:60°48′W 407:73°41′S 372:60°54′W 369:73°40′S 330:61°28′W 327:73°44′S 135:61°20′W 132:73°43′S 87:61°20′W 84:73°43′S 521:(PDF) 185:and 169:and 215:KML 173:on 587:: 578:. 442:^ 280:. 189:. 177:, 544:. 464:. 158:) 125:( 110:)

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Piggott Peninsula is located in Antarctica
Palmer Land
73°43′S 61°20′W / 73.717°S 61.333°W / -73.717; -61.333 (Piggott Peninsula)
73°43′S 61°20′W / 73.717°S 61.333°W / -73.717; -61.333 (Piggott Peninsula)
New Bedford Inlet
Wright Inlet
Lassiter Coast
Palmer Land
Bryan Glacier
Swann Glacier
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Lassiter Coast
Palmer Land
Weddell Sea
Wright Inlet
New Bedford Inlet
Bryan Glacier
Cape Brooks
Cape Wheeler
United States Antarctic Service
United States Geological Survey
United States Navy
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
British Antarctic Survey
73°44′S 61°28′W / 73.733°S 61.467°W / -73.733; -61.467

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