Piggott Peninsula () is a broad snow-covered peninsula between New Bedford Inlet and Wright Inlet on Lassiter Coast,

Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...

, Antarctica. It is bounded to the west by Bryan Glacier and Swann Glacier.

Location

Piggott Peninsula is on the Lassiter Coast of southern

, facing the

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to the east. It is between Wright Inlet to the south and New Bedford Inlet to the north. Bryan Glacier runs north along its west side to enter New Bedford Inlet. Arctowski Peak is at the head of Howkins Inlet. Capes, from north to south, include Cape Brooks, Lamb Point and

Cape Wheeler Wright Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location Wright Inlet is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land, opening onto the Weddell Se ...

Discovery and name

Piggott Peninsula was first seen from the air and photographed by the

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(USAS) on December 30, 1940. It was mapped by

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(USGS) from surveys and

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aerial photographs, 1961–67. It was named by the

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(UK-APC) in 1985 after William R. Piggott, British ionospheriscist and Head, Atmospheric Sciences Division,

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(BAS), 1973–79.

Features

Arctowski Peak

. A somewhat isolated ice-covered peak, high, standing west-southwest of the head of Howkins Inlet. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the USAS. During 1947 the peak was photographed from the air by members of the RARE, under Ronne, who in conjunction with the

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(FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for Henryk Arctowski.

Howkins Inlet

. Ice-filled inlet which recedes southwest between Cape Brooks and Lamb Point, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for G. Howkins, meteorologist with the FIDS base at Deception Island in 1944-45.

Lamb Point

. Low, ice-covered point forming the south side of the entrance to Howkins Inlet. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the USAS. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by the FIDS for H.H. Lamb, meteorologist on the British whale factory ship Balaena in Antarctic waters in 1946-47, who prepared daily forecasts for the whaling fleet on the basis of FIDS and other meteorological reports

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