White Strait

White Strait (78°13′S 166°48′E) is the small ice-filled strait between Black and White Islands, in the Ross Archipelago. First mapped by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1958–59) for M. White, a member of the party.

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