Shostakovich Peninsula

The Shostakovich Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula lying north of Stravinsky Inlet and extending into Bach Ice Shelf in the south of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory: one of the eight peninsulas of Alexander Island.

The peninsula was first mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery of Antarctica supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey.

It was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Dmitri Shostakovich, the Russian composer (1906-1975). It is one of several peninsulas and features in the south of the island which have been named after composers or their works.

See also

• Derocher Peninsula
• Harris Peninsula
• Pesce Peninsula

Location

• Location map: 72°10’60"S, 71°19’60"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Shostakovich Peninsula