Evans Peninsula (72°1′S 96°47′W / 72.017°S 96.783°W / -72.017; -96.783Coordinates: 72°1′S 96°47′W / 72.017°S 96.783°W / -72.017; -96.783) is an ice-covered peninsula about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, between Koether Inlet and Cadwalader Inlet in the northeast part of Thurston Island. It was discovered in flights from the USS Burton Island and USS Glacier by personnel of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Griffith Evans, Jr., commander of the icebreaker Burton Island during this expedition.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Evans Peninsula" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
