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

• Published in: Ukrainian Antarctic Journal
• Main Authors: Yevchun, Hanna, Fedchuk, Andrii, Drohushevska, I., Pnyovska, O., Chernyshenko, M., Parnikoza, Ivan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; geographical features; microtoponyms; toponyms; article; Антарктика; географічні об’єкти; мікротопоніми; топоніми; Antarctic; Argentine; Argentine Islands; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.2.2021.683; https://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/22903

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...