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Breidnes Peninsula () is a rocky peninsula, long and wide, between Ellis Fjord and Langnes Fjord in the
Vestfold Hills The Vestfold Hills are rounded, rocky, coastal hills, in extent, on the north side of Sorsdal Glacier on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. The hills are subdivided by three west-trending peninsulas bounded by n ...
. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the
Lars Christensen Expedition Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name ...
(1936–37) and named "Breidneset" (the "broad
promontory A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the s ...
").


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Peninsulas of Antarctica Landforms of Princess Elizabeth Land Ingrid Christensen Coast {{PrincessElizabethLand-geo-stub