Ellis Narrows
| Ellis Narrows | ||
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| Connects waters | Prydz Bay | |
| with water | Ellis Fjord | |
| Separates land mass | Vestfoldberge , Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land | |
| of land mass | Vestfoldberge , Ingrid Christensen Coast , Princess Elisabeth Land | |
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| Geographical location | 68 ° 36 '59 " S , 77 ° 59' 33" E | |
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The Ellis Narrows ( English are) one of the tidal certain Strait on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . In the Vestfold Mountains , it connects Prydz Bay with the Ellis Fjord .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named them based on the name of the fjord of the same name. Its namesake is the American photographer Edwin E. Ellis (* 1924), who was responsible for the aerial photographs of Operation Highjump (1946-1947) in this area.
Web links
- Ellis Narrows in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)