Edward Bransfield — (1785 ndash; 1852) was a master in the Royal Navy and arguably the discoverer of the continent of Antarctica.Early lifeEdward Bransfield was born in Ballinacurra, County Cork, Ireland, in c.1785. Very little is known about his early life; we do… … Wikipedia
Estrecho de Bransfield — (Mar de la Flota) El estrecho visto desde la isla Livingston Ubicación geográfica … Wikipedia Español
Détroit de Bransfield — 63°0′S 59°0′W / 63, 59 … Wikipédia en Français
MS Explorer — in 2005 Career Name: 1969–1985: MS Lindblad Explorer 1985–1992: MS Society Explorer … Wikipedia
Livingston Island — Infobox Islands name = Livingston image caption = Map of Livingston Island, Antarctica locator map custom = no nickname = location = Antarctica coordinates = coord|62|36|S|60|30|W|display=inline archipelago = South Shetland Islands total islands … Wikipedia
Antarctic Peninsula — a peninsula in Antarctica, S of South America. Cf. Graham Land, Palmer Peninsula. * * * ▪ peninsula, Antarctica also called Palmer Peninsula, Graham Land , or Tierra de O Higgins peninsula claimed by Britain, Chile, and Argentina. It… … Universalium
Jules Dumont d'Urville — This article is about the French explorer. For the French base in Antarctica at 64°40 S and 140°1 E, see Dumont d Urville Station. Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville Jules Sébastien César Dumont d Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a… … Wikipedia
Antarctic Peninsula — map. Location o … Wikipedia
List of straits — This List of straits is an appendix to the article strait . See also: A* Agate Pass Puget Sound * Agattu Strait Aleutians * Akashi Strait Japan * Amchitka Pass Aleutians * Anegada Passage Virgin Islands and Anguilla * Arthur Kill Staten Island… … Wikipedia
Hurd Peninsula — (coord|62|41|S|60|23|W|) is the land between South Bay and False Bay on the south coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the UK APC in 1961 for Capt. Thomas Hurd, RN, second Hydrographer to the British Admiralty, 1808 … Wikipedia
