George VI Sound

George VI Sound
	George VI Sound (red line)
Connects waters	Marguerite Bay
with water	Ronne Entrance
Separates land mass	Alexander I Island
of land mass	Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula
	Data
Geographical location	71 ° 0 ′ S , 68 ° 0 ′ W Coordinates: 71 ° 0 ′ S , 68 ° 0 ′ W
length	480 km
Smallest width	24 km

The George VI Sound is an icy, fjord-like strait about 480 km in length, which separates Alexander I Island from the west coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . In the northern part, the entire Rymill coast runs along its west coast, and then part of the English coast to the south and west . The width of the sound varies between 24 and 64 km. The sound is largely occupied by the George VI Ice Shelf .

It was discovered by the American polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth during an overflight in 1935. It was explored by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill and in 1940 during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939 -1941). Rymill named the sound after the British monarch George VI. (1895-1952).

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