Douglas Strait

Douglas Strait is a strait 2 nautical miles wide between and , in the South Sandwich Islands. The existence of this strait was first noted by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.
Wikipedia
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Estrecho San Lesmes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cook Island and Mount Harmer.

Island
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is the central and largest island of the island group, part of the in the far south Atlantic Ocean. Southern Thule was discovered by a British expedition under Captain James Cook in 1775. is situated 2½ km east of Douglas Strait.

Peak
is an ice-covered peak, 1,115 metres high, in the north-central portion of , in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, who named it for Sir Sidney F. is situated 3 km northeast of Douglas Strait.

Islet
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Thule Island, also called Morrell Island, is one of the southernmost of the South Sandwich Islands, part of the grouping known as . It is named, on account of its remote location, after the mythical land of Thule, said by ancient geographers to lie at the extreme end of the Earth. is situated 3 km west of Douglas Strait.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbeta Uruguay base.

Locality
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was an Argentine military outpost established in November 1976 on , , in the South Sandwich Islands. It was vacated and mostly demolished in 1982 following Britain's victory against Argentina in the Falklands War. is situated 4½ km west of Douglas Strait.

Douglas Strait

Latitude
-59.45° or 59° 27′ south
Longitude
-27.23333° or 27° 14′ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
39GJGQX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
3426507
Wiki­data ID
Q2783238
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Satellite Map

Discover Douglas Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Douglas Strait” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Douglas Strait”
  • Chinese: “道格拉斯海峽”
  • Croatian: “Douglasov tjesnac”
  • Dutch: “Douglas Strait”
  • Esperanto: “Markolo Douglas”
  • German: “Douglas Strait”
  • Japanese: “ダグラス海峡”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Douglas Strait”
  • Spanish: “Estrecho Douglas”
  • Swedish: “Douglas Strait”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Reef Point and Tilbrook Point.

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