Gilbert Strait
Gilbert Strait is a strait between Trinity Island and Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The strait was named by a British expedition 1828–31, under Foster, for Davies Gilbert, President of the Royal Society from 1827–30, and of the committee which formulated the objectives of the expedition.- Channel
- …is also known as “Estrecho Gilbert”
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-63.65° or 63° 39′ south
Longitude
-60.2° or 60° 12′ west
Open location code
378X9Q2X+2X
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gilbert Strait” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gilbert”
- Chinese: “吉爾伯特海峽”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جيلبيرت سترايت”
- German: “Gilbert Strait”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gilbert Strait”
- Spanish: “Davies Gilbert, Estrecho”
- Spanish: “Estrecho Gilbert”
- Spanish: “Gilbert, estrecho”
- Swedish: “Gilbert Strait”
- Swedish: “Gilbert”
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Highlights include Oluf Rocks and Sven Rock.
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