Petermann Island [SEP] continent
Petermann Island
Petermann Island is a small, low and rounded island, lying off the northwest coast of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, a short distance south of Booth Island and the Lemaire Channel. It is a popular tourist destination.
Description.
The island is long and across. It rises steeply to elevations of up to 250 m from a rocky coastline with raised pebble beaches. It has volcanic origins, with about half the land surface covered by a permanent, crevassed icecap. Ice-free
Petermann
Petermann may refer to:
- Places
- Petermann Island
- Petermann Glacier
- Petermann Fjord
- Petermann Orogeny
- Petermann (crater)
- Kapp Petermann
- People
- August Heinrich Petermann
- Lena Petermann
See also.
- Peterman (disambiguation)