Shults Peninsula

Shults Peninsula (78°52′S 162°39′E) is a bold, mainly ice-covered cove, 10 miles (16 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, at the east side of the mouth of Skelton Glacier to the south of Victoria Land. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Roy G. Shults, U.S. Navy, Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1962 and 1963.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Shults Peninsula" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).