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".- Channel
- Description: strait of water between Nelson and King George, Antarctica
- Also known as“Estrecho Fildes”“Fildes, estrecho”
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Places in the Area
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Fildes Strait
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.23273° or 62° 13′ 58″ south
Longitude
-58.99902° or 58° 59′ 57″ west
Open location code
3893Q282+W9
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fildes Strait” goes by many names.
FildesCebuano
法尔兹海峡Chinese
法爾茲海峽Chinese
فيلديس سترايتEgyptian Arabic
מצר פילדסHebrew
Faildsa šaurumsLatvian
Fildes StraitNorwegian Nynorsk
Fildes StraitSlovenian
Fildesov prelivSlovenian
Fildes StraitSwedish
Localities in the Area
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