Nelson Strait

Nelson Strait
Location of Nelson Strait in the South Shetland Islands.

Nelson Strait is the 9 km long and 9.8 km wide strait lying between Robert Island and Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The strait was explored by early 19th century sealers and first charted by Nathaniel Palmer in 1821. While it had a variety of different names in the past (‘Harmony Strait’, ‘King Georges Strait’, ‘Parrys Straits’, Daviss Straits’, ‘Détroit de Clothieretc.), the present nameprobably taken from the adjacent Nelson Islandhas become well established in international usage.

Location

The strait is centred at (62°2100S 59°1700W / 62.35°S 59.2833333°W / -62.35; -59.2833333) (early American and British mapping in 1821, British mapping in 1968, Argentine in 1946 and 1980, Chilean in 1951 and 1971, and Bulgarian mapping of the western part in 2009).

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