Larsen Canal

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Larsen Canal
Map of the Joinville Islands; Larsen Canal between D'Urville Island (3) and Joinville Island (4).
Map of the Joinville Islands; Larsen Canal between D'Urville Island (3) and Joinville Island (4).
Connects waters Antarctic Sound
with water Bransfield Street
Separates land mass D'Urville Island ( Joinville Islands , West Antarctica )
of land mass Joinville Island (Joinville Islands, West Antarctica)
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Geographical location 63 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  S , 56 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 63 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  S , 56 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W
Larsen Channel (Antarctic Peninsula)
Larsen Canal
Smallest width 1.5 km

The Larsen Channel is a 1.5 to 5 kilometer wide waterway between D'Urville Island and Joinville Island off the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula . The Larsen Canal was discovered in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskjöld and named after Carl Anton Larsen , the captain of the expedition ship Antarctica .

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