Reynolds Strait
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Reynolds Strait (74°15′S 132°10′W / 74.250°S 132.167°WCoordinates: 74°15′S 132°10′W / 74.250°S 132.167°W) is a strait between Forrester Island on the north and Shepard and along the edge of Getz Ice Shelf on the south. The discovery of Forrester Island from USS Glacier on February 4, 1962, simultaneously established the existence of the strait, which was then sounded. The name was applied by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for (1938–73), Lieutenant Commander, CEC, U.S. Navy who was Officer-in-Charge of the at McMurdo Station in 1970.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Reynolds Strait". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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