Which Antarctic peninsula is the continent’s northernmost major landform and points toward South America?

The Antarctic Peninsula is Antarctica’s northernmost major landform and points toward South America.

It extends northward from the main body of Antarctica for roughly 1,300 kilometres, forming a long, mountainous arm between the Weddell Sea and the Bellingshausen Sea. Its northern tip lies relatively close to the southern tip of South America across the Drake Passage.

The peninsula has more research stations than most other parts of Antarctica because it is comparatively accessible and has a milder polar climate. Scientific work there includes glaciology, atmospheric science, marine biology, and studies of rapid environmental change.

The Antarctic Peninsula is sometimes called Graham Land in its northern section and Palmer Land farther south. These names describe regional divisions rather than a separate peninsula, and political claims to the territory are governed by the Antarctic Treaty system.