Barker Channel
| Barker Channel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Connects waters | Prydz Bay | |
| with water | Taynaya Bay | |
| Separates land mass | Vestfoldberge , Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land | |
| of land mass | Vestfoldberge , Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land | |
| Data | ||
| Geographical location | 68 ° 26 '35 " S , 78 ° 18' 10" O | |
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| length | 1 km | |
| Smallest width | 50 m | |
The Barker Channel ( English ) is a tidal , 1 km long and less than 50 m wide passage on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It connects to the Vestfoldbergen the Prydz Bay with the Taynaya Bay .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the canal in 1983 after the aquatic biologist Roger Barker († 1979), who worked at Davis Station in 1975 and also worked in this area.
Web links
- Barker Channel in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)