Grandidier Channel

Grandidier Channel (65°35′S 64°45′W) is a navigable channel between the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica, and the north end of the Biscoe Islands, extending from Penola Strait southwestward to the vicinity of Larrouy Island. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Alfred Grandidier, President of the Paris Geographical Society. Charcot applied the name to the entire body of water between the mainland and the Biscoe Islands but the name has since been restricted to the navigable portion described.[1]

  • Cruising Grandidier Channel in January 2014
    Cruising Grandidier Channel in January 2014
  • Iceberg in Grandidier Channel
    Iceberg in Grandidier Channel
  • Grandidier Channel
    Grandidier Channel
  • Nautical chart of Grandidier Channel
    Nautical chart of Grandidier Channel
  • Grandidier Channel
    Grandidier Channel
  • Akademik Ioffe cruises Grandidier Channel in January 2014
    Akademik Ioffe cruises Grandidier Channel in January 2014
  • Grandidier Channel in January 2014
    Grandidier Channel in January 2014
  • MV Polar Star in Grandidier Channel, 2006
    MV Polar Star in Grandidier Channel, 2006

Akademik Ioffe cruises Grandidier Channel in January 2014

References
  1. "Grandidier Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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