Gerlache Strait
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gerlache-strait-182-14906682
title:
Gerlache Strait
text:
Gerlache Strait or de Gerlache Strait or Détroit de la Belgica is a channel/strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula. 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. On the expedition in the Gerlache Strait, biologist Emil Racoviță made several discoveries, including a flightless midge fly that was lat
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description:
Strait in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerlache_Strait
date created:
2005-09-24T07:54:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T20:22:07Z
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