Bismarck Strait

Bismarck Strait

The Bismarck Strait is a channel in Antarctica. It is located between the southern end of Anvers and Wiencke Islands and the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was surveyed in 1874 by First Antarctic German expedition under Captain Eduard Dallmann.

This channel was named by Dallmann after Otto von Bismarck.

Latitude: 645100S
Longitude: 0640000W

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=136:2:1663334410650058254::NO::: USGS-GNIS]


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