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42: 268: 49: 578: 544: 430:. Mountain 1,210 metres (3,970 ft) high on the west side of Zykov Glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of Saddle Peak. Photographed from the air by United States Navy 582: 548: 388:. Twin peaks 960 metres (3,150 ft) high with a distinct saddle between them, located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Mount Kostka. Given this descriptive name by 87: 135: 188:
in Antarctica. The peninsula is 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) at its greatest width.
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in 1958 and named after Czechoslovakian aerologist O. Kostka, a member of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1959-61, who perished in a fire at
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to the west. Features include Cape Williams in the north, and Saddle Peak and Mount Kostka on the neck of the peninsula to the south.
343: 41: 552: 209: 601: 212:(US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Commander) Kenneth R. Buell, a U.S. Navy navigator on aircraft with Squadron 402: 360: 306: 586: 229: 205: 17: 435: 347: 256: 251: 246: 606: 172:) is an ice-covered peninsula terminating in Cape Williams, located between the lower ends of 288: 8: 431: 201: 197: 559: 526: 276: 185: 439: 335: 284: 241: 177: 173: 350:. Named for William Williams, Chief Engine-room Artificer on the Terra Nova. 595: 417: 404: 375: 362: 321: 308: 280: 267: 181: 151: 137: 103: 89: 75: 275:
The Buell Peninsula extends northward into the Pacific Ocean from the
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Buell Peninsula (not named) and Cape Williams in east of map.
334:. An ice-covered cape at the east side of the terminus of 213: 456: 454: 466: 204:, 1946–47, and again in 1960–62. It was mapped by the 534:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 502: 490: 478: 451: 392:(ANARE) (Thala Dan), 1962, which explored this area. 208:(USGS) in 1962–63, and named by the United States 390:Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 593: 558: 472: 196:The Buell Peninsula was photographed from 191: 266: 553:United States Board on Geographic Names 524: 508: 496: 484: 460: 338:. Discovered in February 1911 when the 48: 14: 594: 564:, USGS: United States Geographic Board 216:in Antarctica in 1965–66 and 1966–67. 344:British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 210:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 24: 585:from websites or documents of the 551:from websites or documents of the 25: 618: 528:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 581: This article incorporates 576: 547: This article incorporates 542: 346:, explored the area westward of 299: 47: 40: 587:United States Geological Survey 395: 206:United States Geological Survey 525:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 353: 184:, at the northwest end of the 13: 1: 445: 434:, 1946-47. Surveyed by the 7: 602:Peninsulas of Victoria Land 436:Soviet Antarctic Expedition 294: 257:GPX (secondary coordinates) 219: 10: 623: 517: 287:to the southwest and the 252:GPX (primary coordinates) 227:Map all coordinates using 81: 71: 66: 35: 235:Download coordinates as: 27:Peninsula in Antarctica 583:public domain material 549:public domain material 272: 192:Exploration and naming 289:Lillie Glacier Tongue 270: 247:GPX (all coordinates) 442:on August 3, 1960. 414: /  372: /  318: /  147: /  99: /  32: 432:Operation Highjump 418:70.700°S 164.817°E 376:70.667°S 164.667°E 322:70.500°S 164.150°E 273: 202:Operation Highjump 198:United States Navy 152:70.600°S 164.400°E 104:70.600°S 164.400°E 30: 127: 126: 16:(Redirected from 614: 580: 579: 571: 570: 569: 546: 545: 541: 540: 539: 533: 512: 506: 500: 494: 488: 482: 476: 470: 464: 458: 429: 428: 426: 425: 424: 423:-70.700; 164.817 419: 415: 412: 411: 410: 407: 387: 386: 384: 383: 382: 381:-70.667; 164.667 377: 373: 370: 369: 368: 365: 333: 332: 330: 329: 328: 327:-70.500; 164.150 323: 319: 316: 315: 314: 311: 200:aircraft during 171: 170: 168: 167: 166: 164: 159: 158: 157:-70.600; 164.400 153: 148: 145: 144: 143: 140: 123: 122: 120: 119: 118: 116: 111: 110: 109:-70.600; 164.400 105: 100: 97: 96: 95: 92: 51: 50: 44: 33: 29: 21: 622: 621: 617: 616: 615: 613: 612: 611: 592: 591: 577: 574: 567: 565: 543: 537: 535: 531: 520: 515: 507: 503: 495: 491: 483: 479: 471: 467: 459: 452: 448: 422: 420: 416: 413: 408: 405: 403: 401: 400: 398: 380: 378: 374: 371: 366: 363: 361: 359: 358: 356: 326: 324: 320: 317: 312: 309: 307: 305: 304: 302: 297: 277:Anare Mountains 265: 264: 263: 262: 261: 222: 194: 186:Anare Mountains 163:Buell Peninsula 162: 160: 156: 154: 150: 149: 146: 141: 138: 136: 134: 133: 130:Buell Peninsula 115:Buell Peninsula 114: 112: 108: 106: 102: 101: 98: 93: 90: 88: 86: 85: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 57: 56: 55:Buell Peninsula 52: 31:Buell Peninsula 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 620: 610: 609: 604: 573: 572: 556: 521: 519: 516: 514: 513: 511:, p. 403. 501: 499:, p. 642. 489: 487:, p. 815. 477: 465: 463:, p. 102. 449: 447: 444: 440:Mirnyy Station 397: 394: 355: 352: 336:Lillie Glacier 301: 298: 296: 293: 285:George Glacier 260: 259: 254: 249: 244: 238: 225: 224: 223: 221: 218: 193: 190: 178:George Glacier 174:Lillie Glacier 125: 124: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 64: 63: 54: 53: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 619: 608: 607:Pennell Coast 605: 603: 600: 599: 597: 590: 588: 584: 563: 562: 557: 554: 550: 530: 529: 523: 522: 510: 505: 498: 493: 486: 481: 474: 469: 462: 457: 455: 450: 443: 441: 437: 433: 427: 393: 391: 385: 351: 349: 345: 341: 337: 331: 300:Cape Williams 292: 290: 286: 283:to the east, 282: 281:Zykov Glacier 278: 269: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 239: 237: 236: 231: 230:OpenStreetMap 228: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 189: 187: 183: 182:Zykov Glacier 179: 175: 169: 131: 121: 84: 80: 77: 76:Pacific Ocean 74: 70: 65: 43: 34: 19: 18:Cape Williams 575: 566:, retrieved 560: 536:, retrieved 527: 509:Alberts 1995 504: 497:Alberts 1995 492: 485:Alberts 1995 480: 473:Ob' Bay USGS 468: 461:Alberts 1995 399: 396:Mount Kostka 357: 339: 303: 274: 234: 233: 226: 195: 129: 128: 421: / 379: / 354:Saddle Peak 325: / 155: / 107: / 82:Coordinates 596:Categories 568:2024-03-06 538:2024-03-06 446:References 348:Cape North 340:Terra Nova 161: ( 113: ( 67:Geography 409:164°49′E 367:164°40′E 313:164°09′E 295:Features 279:between 220:Location 142:164°24′E 94:164°24′E 72:Location 561:Ob' Bay 518:Sources 406:70°42′S 364:70°40′S 342:of the 310:70°30′S 139:70°36′S 91:70°36′S 532:(PDF) 214:VX-6 180:and 242:KML 598:: 589:. 453:^ 176:, 555:. 475:. 165:) 132:( 117:) 20:)

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Cape Williams
Buell Peninsula is located in Antarctica
Pacific Ocean
70°36′S 164°24′E / 70.600°S 164.400°E / -70.600; 164.400 (Buell Peninsula)
70°36′S 164°24′E / 70.600°S 164.400°E / -70.600; 164.400 (Buell Peninsula)
Lillie Glacier
George Glacier
Zykov Glacier
Anare Mountains
United States Navy
Operation Highjump
United States Geological Survey
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
VX-6
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Anare Mountains
Zykov Glacier
George Glacier
Lillie Glacier Tongue
70°30′S 164°09′E / 70.500°S 164.150°E / -70.500; 164.150
Lillie Glacier
British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13
Cape North
70°40′S 164°40′E / 70.667°S 164.667°E / -70.667; 164.667
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition

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