Lemaire Channel

Lemaire Channel is a strait off , between Kyiv Peninsula in the mainland's and . Nicknamed "Kodak Gap" by some, it is one of the top tourist destinations in Antarctica; steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled passage, which is 11 km long and just 600 metres wide at its narrowest point.
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  • Type: Channel
  • Description: strait off Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Canal Le Maire”, “Lemaire Markolo”, and “ルーメア海峡”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Glandaz Point and Cloos, Mount.

Peak
is a point forming the south side of the…

Peak
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Mount Cloos is a dome-shaped mountain probably over… is situated 4 km south of Lemaire Channel.

Lemaire Channel

Latitude
-65.08131° or 65° 4′ 53″ south
Longitude
-63.96033° or 63° 57′ 37″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
376RW29Q+FV
Geo­Names ID
6636839
Wiki­data ID
Q837233
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Lemaire Channel” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Lemeir boğazı”
  • Cebuano: “Le Maire”
  • Chinese: “勒梅爾海峽 (南極洲)”
  • Chinese: “勒梅爾海峽”
  • Dutch: “Lemairekanaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ليماير تشانيل”
  • Esperanto: “Lemaire-markolo”
  • French: “chenal de Lemaire”
  • French: “Chenal Lemaire”
  • German: “Lemaire-Kanal”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת למייר”
  • Japanese: “ルメール海峡”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lemaire Channel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lemaire Channel”
  • Norwegian: “Lemaire Channel”
  • Polish: “Lemaire Channel”
  • Russian: “Лемер”
  • Russian: “Пролив Лемэра”
  • Spanish: “Canal Lemaire”
  • Spanish: “Le Maire, canal”
  • Spanish: “Lemaire, Canal”
  • Swedish: “Lemaire Channel”
  • Ukrainian: “Канал Лемера”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vernadsky and Palmer.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Glandaz Point and Loubat Point.

Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.

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