GERLACHE STRAIT

'Gerlache Strait' or 'De Gerlache Strait' or 'Détroit de la Belgica' is a channel/strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula. Gerlache Strait is located at . The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship Belgica. The name was later changed to honor the commander himself.
Panorama view of Gerlache Strait.


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