Prince Charles Strait
Prince Charles Strait is a strait 9 km wide between Cornwallis and Elephant Islands, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. This strait was known to sealers as early as 1821, but the first record of its navigation was in 1839 by the brig Porpoise of the United States Exploring Expedition squadron under Wilkes.Prince Charles Strait
- Type: Channel
- Description: Strait in Antarctica
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Prince Charles Strait” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Prince Charles Strait”
- Chinese: “查爾斯王子海峽”
- Croatian: “Tjesnac princa Charlesa”
- German: “Prince Charles Strait”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prince Charles Strait”
- Spanish: “Príncipe Carlos, pasaje”
- Swedish: “Prince Charles Strait”
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