Bismarck Strait
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The Bismarck Strait is a channel in Antarctica.
It is located between the southern end of Anvers
and Wiencke Island
s and the Wilhelm Archipelago
. It was surveyed in 1874 by First Antarctic German expedition under Captain Eduard Dallmann
.
This channel was named by Dallmann after Otto von Bismarck
.
It is located between the southern end of Anvers
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
and Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
s and the Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...
. It was surveyed in 1874 by First Antarctic German expedition under Captain Eduard Dallmann
Eduard Dallmann
Eduard Dallmann was a German whaler, trader and Polar explorer....
.
This channel was named by Dallmann after Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
.