Washington Strait
Washington Strait is a passage 3 miles wide between Fredriksen and Powell Islands on the west and Laurie Island and several smaller islands on the east, in the South Orkney Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eillium Island.
Eillium Island
Islet
Eillium Island is a small island 2.2 km north-west of Rumbo Punta, the north-west tip of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was first seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer during their joint cruise in 1821. Eillium Island is situated 2½ km east of Washington Strait.
Washington Strait
- Type: Channel
- Description: strait in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Washington Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Vaşinqton boğazı”
- Cebuano: “Washington”
- Chinese: “華盛頓海峽”
- German: “Washington Strait”
- Latvian: “Vašingtona šaurums”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Washington Strait”
- Spanish: “Washington, estrecho”
- Swedish: “Washington Strait”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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