Errera Channel
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Errera Channel is a channel between the west coast of Graham Land
and Rongé Island
. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1897–1899, under Gerlache
, who named this feature for Leo Errera, professor at the University of Brussels and a member of the Belgica Commission.
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
and Rongé Island
Rongé Island
Rongé Island or Curville Island or De Rongé Island or Isla Curville or Rouge Island is a high, rugged island long, the largest island of the group which forms the west side of Errera Channel, off the west coast of Graham Land. Rongé Island is located at...
. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
, 1897–1899, under Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899.-His early years:...
, who named this feature for Leo Errera, professor at the University of Brussels and a member of the Belgica Commission.