Chenal Ouest
Chenal Ouest | ||
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Connects waters | Lake D'Urville | |
with water | Lake D'Urville | |
Separates land mass | Les Sept-Îles ( Géologie Archipelago ) | |
of land mass | Pétrel Island (Géologie Archipelago) | |
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Geographical location | 66 ° 39 ′ 50 " S , 140 ° 0 ′ 10" E | |
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The Chenal Ouest ( French for West Channel ) is a strait in the Géologie archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It separates the Pétrel Island in the east from Les Sept-Îles in the west.
French scientists named them after their location relative to the Pétrel Island.
Web links
- Quest, Chenal in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)