Haskell Strait
Coordinates: 77 ° 55 ' S , 166 ° 45' E
The Haskell Strait is a tidal current beneath the McMurdo Ice Shelf in Antarctica . In the Ross Archipelago , it leads from Cape Armitage on Ross Island in the northwest to Cape Spencer-Smith on White Island in the southeast and back.
It is named after the oceanographer Timothy G. Haskell, leading scientist of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program since 1978.
Web links
- Haskell Strait in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)