Aripleri Passage
| Aripleri Passage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Connects waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| with water | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Separates land mass | Yatrus Promontory , Grahamland | |
| of land mass | Eagle Island | |
| Data | ||
| Geographical location | 63 ° 38 '10 " S , 57 ° 35' 30" W | |
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| Smallest width | 1.77 km | |
The Aripleri Passage ( Bulgarian проток Ариплери protok Aripleri ) is a 1.77 km wide strait in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Prince Gustav Canal it runs between the Yatrus Promontory on the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula and Eagle Island .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2010 after the medieval fortress Aripleri in southeastern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Aripleri Passage in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)