Penola Strait
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Penola Strait is a strait 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and averaging 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, separating the Argentine Islands
, Petermann Island
and Hovgaard Island
from the west coast of Graham Land
. Traversed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache on February 12, 1898. Named by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE), 1934–37, under Rymill, for the expedition ship Penola.
Argentine Islands
The Argentine Islands are a group of islands southwest of Petermann Island and northwest of Cape Tuxen, in the Wilhelm Archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for the Argentine Republic in...
, Petermann Island
Petermann Island
Petermann Island is a small island just off the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula of Antarctica, located at , just a short distance south of Booth Island and the Lemaire Channel...
and Hovgaard Island
Hovgaard Island
Hovgaard Island is an island long, lying southwest of Booth Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago.It was discovered and named "Krogmann-Insel" by the German 1873-74 expedition under Eduard Dallmann, but the name Hovgaard, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, has...
from the west coast of Graham Land
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...
. Traversed 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 :...
under Gerlache on February 12, 1898. Named by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE), 1934–37, under Rymill, for the expedition ship Penola.