Erebus and Terror Gulf

Erebus and Terror Gulf

Adélie penguin rookery at Erebus and Terror Gulf on Paulet Island, 1996.
Coordinates 63°55′S 56°40′W / 63.917°S 56.667°W / -63.917; -56.667Coordinates: 63°55′S 56°40′W / 63.917°S 56.667°W / -63.917; -56.667
Type Gulf
Ocean/sea sources Weddell Sea

Erebus and Terror Gulf is a gulf on the southeast side of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, bordered on the northeast by the Joinville Island group and on the southwest by the James Ross Island group. It was named for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the vessels used by Sir James Clark Ross in exploring these waters in 1842–43[1][2]

This region contains tabular icebergs.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Erebus and Terror Gulf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  2. ↑ "Erebus and Terror Gulf". Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu. p. 628. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  3. ↑ pbs documentary NOVA

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