Fildes Strait
| Fildes Strait | ||
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| Connects waters | Drake Street | |
| with water | Maxwell Bay | |
| Separates land mass | King George Island | |
| of land mass | Nelson Island | |
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| Geographical location | 62 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ S , 59 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Smallest width | 400 m | |
The Fildes Strait is a strait between King George Island and Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands . There are a few small islands in the strait, such as Heidelberg Island .
This sea route has been known to seal hunters since around 1822. At that time the strait was still called Field's Strait . It is named after the British seal hunter Robert Fildes (1793–1827).
Web links
- Fildes Strait in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fildes Strait on geographic.org (English)