Williamson Peninsula

Williamson Peninsula (72°27′S 99°18′W) is an ice-covered peninsula midway along the south side of Thurston Island. It extends southwest into Abbot Ice Shelf between Schwartz Cove and O'Dowd Cove. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Commander H. E. Williamson, Medical Officer of the seaplane tender Pine Island in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47.

Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

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