Peltier Channel
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Peltier Channel, seen towards the south exit.
Peltier Channel (64°52′S 63°32′W / 64.867°S 63.533°WCoordinates: 64°52′S 63°32′W / 64.867°S 63.533°W) is a channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, in a NE-SW direction, separating Doumer and Wiencke Island Islands to the south of Port Lockroy, in the Palmer Archipelago to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Jean Peltier, noted French physicist.
It was surveyed for the first time in March 2019 by HMS Protector.[1]
See also[]
- Gerlache Strait Geology
- Bauprés Rocks
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Peltier Channel". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Straits of the Palmer Archipelago
- Doumer Island
- Wiencke Island
- Palmer Archipelago geography stubs