Schollaert Channel
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Schollaert Channel is a channel between Anvers Island
on the southwest and Brabant Island
on the northeast, connecting Dallmann Bay
and Gerlache Strait
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, who named it for Francois Schollaert (1851–1917), Belgian statesman.
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...
on the southwest and Brabant Island
Brabant Island
Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is located at . Brabant Island is long in a north-south direction, wide, and rises to in Mount Parry...
on the northeast, connecting Dallmann Bay
Dallmann Bay
Dallmann Bay is a bay lying between Brabant Island and Anvers Island, connected to Gerlache Strait by Schollaert Channel, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered and first roughly charted in 1874 by the German whaler Captain Eduard Dallmann. Named for Dallmann by the Society for Polar Navigation,...
and Gerlache Strait
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. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship...
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Discovered in 1898 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, who named it for Francois Schollaert (1851–1917), Belgian statesman.