Fildes Strait
Fildes Strait is a strait which extends in a general east-west direction between King George Island and Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This strait has been known to sealers in the area since about 1822, but at that time it appeared on the charts as "Field's Strait".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Channel
- Description: strait of water between Nelson and King George, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Estrecho Fildes” and “Fildes, estrecho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clement Hill and Refuge Astronomer Cruls.
Clement Hill
Peak
Clement Hill is a hill rising to 135 m, the highest elevation in southern Fildes Peninsula, 1 nautical mile northwest of Halfthree Point, King George Island, South Shetland Islands.
Refuge Astronomer Cruls
Dwelling
Refuge Astronomer Cruls is a Brazilian Antarctic summer facility named after astronomer Luis Cruls who set up an expedition in 1882 to Punta Arenas in order to observe the passage of Venus across the disk of the Sun.
Eco-Nelson
Dwelling
Photo: Grýn McSkalpeel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
CZ*ECO Nelson, also known as ECO Nelson to 2018 or Nelson Structures according to the ATS, is an Antarctic station on Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
Fildes Strait
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fildes Strait” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fildes”
- Chinese: “菲爾德斯海峽”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيلديس سترايت”
- French: “détroit Fildes”
- French: “Détroit Fildes”
- German: “Fildes Strait”
- Hebrew: “מצר פילדס”
- Latvian: “Faildsa šaurums”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fildes Strait”
- Slovenian: “Fildes Strait”
- Slovenian: “Fildesov preliv”
- Spanish: “Fildes, Estrecho”
- Swedish: “Fildes Strait”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eco Nelson and Bellingshausen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Xiaosanmen Xia and Heidelberg Island.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Livingston Island, Villa Las Estrellas, South Pole, and Antarctic Peninsula.
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