Crosse Passage

Crosse Passage (

67°47′S 68°55′W / 67.783°S 68.917°W / -67.783; -68.917Coordinates: 67°47′S 68°55′W / 67.783°S 68.917°W / -67.783; -68.917) is a small passage leading southeast from Adelaide Anchorage between the Henkes Islands and the Skeen Rocks, off the south end of Adelaide Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander , Royal Navy, First Lieutenant of HMS Protector which was used by the Hydrographic Survey Unit in charting this area in 1961–63.

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•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Crosse Passage". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)