Erebus and Terror Gulf
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Erebus and Terror Gulf is a gulf on the southeast side of the tip of Antarctic Peninsula
, bordered on the northeast by the Joinville Island
group and on the southwest by the James Ross Island group
. Named for HMS Erebus
and HMS Terror
, two British ships, who explored Antarctic waters in 1842-43 under the command of James Ross.
This region contains tabular icebergs.
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
, bordered on the northeast by the Joinville Island
Joinville Island
Joinville Island is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about long in an east-west direction and wide, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by the Antarctic Sound...
group and on the southwest by the James Ross Island group
James Ross Island group
The James Ross Island group is a group of islands located close to the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The largest islands in the group are James Ross Island, Snow Hill Island, Vega Island, and Seymour Island. The islands lie to the south of the Joinville Island group...
. Named for HMS Erebus
HMS Erebus (1826)
HMS Erebus was a Hecla-class bomb vessel designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the Royal Navy in Pembroke dockyard, Wales in 1826. The vessel was named after the dark region in Hades of Greek mythology called Erebus...
and HMS Terror
HMS Terror (1813)
HMS Terror was a bomb vessel designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the Royal Navy in the Davy shipyard in Topsham, Devon. The ship, variously listed as being of either 326 or 340 tons, carried two mortars, one and one .-War service:...
, two British ships, who explored Antarctic waters in 1842-43 under the command of James Ross.
This region contains tabular icebergs.