Bransfield Trough
Coordinates: 61 ° 30 ′ S , 54 ° 0 ′ W
The Bransfield Trough is a lake basin between the Antarctic Peninsula and the northeastern end of the South Shetland archipelago .
It is named after the British navigator Edward Bransfield (1785–1852), possibly the first person to see the Antarctic mainland. The designation has been confirmed by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features (ACUF) since 1977 .
Web links
- Bransfield Trough in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bransfield Trough on geographic.org (English)