⛵ The Spit (South Shetland Islands)

Antarctica · Antarctica · 61.48°S, 55.50°W

The Spit is a shingle and boulder isthmus or spit, some 50 to 80 m long and 1 m above the level of high tide, connecting Furse Peninsula to the main part of Gibbs Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. It was charted by Discovery Investigations in January 1937 and named descriptively.

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Quick facts

Country	Antarctica
Continent / region	Antarctica
Coordinates (approx.)	61.48°S, 55.50°W · view on map

The Spit (South Shetland Islands) is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

More peninsulas in Antarctica

Adare Peninsula · Agüedo Point · Agüero Point · Akra Peninsula · Albena Peninsula · Alfatar Peninsula · Allison Peninsula · Amphibolite Point · Anderson Peninsula · Antarctic Peninsula.

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