 Aerial view of the tip of Hut Point Peninsula with McMurdo Station on the near side and Scott Base on the far side | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°47′S 166°51′E / 77.783°S 166.850°E |
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Antarctica | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Hut Point Peninsula (77°47′S 166°51′E / 77.783°S 166.850°E) is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km; 2.3 to 3.5 mi) wide and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica.[1] McMurdo Station (US) and Scott Base (NZ) are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 356.