Antarctica

Peltier Channel

Peltier Channel is a channel 6 nautical miles long, in a NE-SW direction, separating and Islands to the south of , in the to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stokes Hill and Goudier Island.

Peak
is a small but prominent rocky peak, 270 m, lying 1 nautical mile southeast of on , in the . First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05.

Islet
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is a small island with an appearance of bare, polished rock, lying 0.05 nautical miles north of in the harbour of , , in the .

Peak
is a snow-covered pyramidal hill, 515 metres high, forming the summit of in the . It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and was named in 1958 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, in association with Doumer Island.

Peltier Channel

Latitude
-64.85791° or 64° 51′ 29″ south
Longitude
-63.50132° or 63° 30′ 5″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
377R4FRX+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10665330679
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
6623056
Wiki­data ID
Q2783339
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Satellite Map

Discover Peltier Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Peltier Channel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة بيلتير”
  • Cebuano: “Peltier”
  • Chinese: “佩爾蒂埃海峽”
  • French: “Chenal Peltier”
  • German: “Peltier-Kanal”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peltier Channel”
  • Spanish: “Peltier, Canal”
  • Swedish: “Peltier Channel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Palmer and Station N.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Janssen Peak and Peltier Channel.

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