English Strait
English Strait is the 10.5-mile long and 1.2-mile wide strait lying between Greenwich Island and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Channel
- Description: strait in the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Espora”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poisson Hill.
Poisson Hill
Peak
Poisson Hill is a rounded ice-free hill rising to 80 m at the north extremity of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting the Chilean Antarctic base Arturo Prat to the west-southwest. Poisson Hill is situated 3 km south of English Strait.
English Strait
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover English Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“English Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “İngilis boğazı”
- Cebuano: “Espora”
- Chinese: “英吉利海峽 (南設得蘭群島)”
- Chinese: “英吉利海峽”
- Croatian: “Engleski tjesnac”
- Esperanto: “Angla Markolo”
- French: “détroit Anglais”
- French: “Détroit Anglais”
- German: “English Strait”
- Hebrew: “מצר אינגליש”
- Latvian: “Angļu šaurums”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “English Strait”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “English Strait”
- Norwegian: “English Strait”
- Portuguese: “Estreito Inglês”
- Slovenian: “Rokavski preliv”
- Spanish: “Espora, estrecho”
- Spanish: “Espora”
- Spanish: “Estrecho Inglés”
- Spanish: “Inglés, Estrecho”
- Swedish: “English Strait”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Eco Nelson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Negra Rock and Ash Point.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Livingston Island, Villa Las Estrellas, South Pole, and Antarctic Peninsula.
Curious Channels to Discover
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