The Toponymy of the Argentine Islands area, the Kyiv Peninsula (West Antarctica)

• Published in: Ukrainian Antarctic Journal
• Main Authors: H. Yevchun, А. Fedchuk, І. Drohushevska, O. Pnyovska, M. Chernyshenko, I. Parnikoza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Ukrainian
• Published: State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center 2021
• Subjects: antarctica; geographical features; microtoponyms; toponyms; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Antarctic; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Argentine; Argentine Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.2.2021.683; https://doaj.org/article/2e9c28abee7342beaff0ac663d0ef12d

The Argentine Islands – Kyiv Peninsula region is one of the birthplaces of Antarctic research. It lacks any aboriginal people, and so much of the toponymy was contributed by the first expeditions. As the official Ukrainian toponymy of Antarctica is still being worked out, it is important to foster f...