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Antarctic Sound


 

Antarctic Sound ({{coor dm|63|20|S|056|45|W|}}) is a body of water about 48 km (30 mi) long and from 11 to 19 km (7 to 12 mi) wide, separating the Joinville Island group from the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula.

Related Topics:
Joinville Island - Antarctic Peninsula

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The sound was named by the Swedish AE under Nordenskjöld for the expedition ship Antarctic which in 1902, under the command of Captain C.A. Larsen, was the first vessel to navigate it.

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