Fletcher Peninsula

{{Short description|Peninsula in Antarctica}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Location map | Antarctica | lat_deg = 72 | lat_min = 45 | lat_dir = S | lon_deg = 88 | lon_min = 50 | lon_dir = W | mark = | marksize = 10 | AlternativeMap = Antarctica relief location map.jpg | label = Fletcher Peninsula | position = right | caption = Location of Fletcher Peninsula in [[Antarctica]] }}

'''Fletcher Peninsula''' is a broad ice-covered peninsula which extends into the [[Bellingshausen Sea]] between the [[Abbot Ice Shelf|Abbot]] and [[Venable Ice Shelf|Venable]] ice shelves in [[Antarctica]]. It was mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1961–66, and was named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] for [[Fred C. Fletcher]] of Boston, a contributor to the [[United States Antarctic Service]], 1939–41.<ref name=gnis/>

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 5033| name = Fletcher Peninsula | accessdate = 2012-03-27}}</ref> }}

[[Category:Peninsulas of Ellsworth Land]]