Maurice Channel
Maurice Channel is a strait 1.5 nautical miles wide between Bellingshausen Island and Cook Island, in the South Sandwich Islands off Antarctica. In 1820, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen indirectly indicated the existence of the strait by describing Southern Thule as consisting of one high rock and three small islands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bellingshausen Island and Basilisk Peak.
Bellingshausen Island
Island
NASA, Public domain.
Bellingshausen Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic…
Basilisk Peak
Peak
Basilisk Peak is, at 255 metres, the highest peak… Basilisk Peak is situated 2½ km north of Maurice Channel.
Maurice Channel
- Strait
- Description: strait in the United Kingdom
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-59.43333° or 59° 26′ south
Longitude
-27.08333° or 27° 5′ west
Open location code
39GJHW88+MM
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Maurice Channel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maurice Channel”
- Chinese: “莫里斯海峽”
- Croatian: “Kanal Maurice”
- Dutch: “Maurice Channel”
- German: “Maurice Channel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maurice Channel”
- Spanish: “Canal Mauricio”
- Swedish: “Maurice Channel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isaacson Point and Hardy Point.
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