Magnitologov Strait
Magnitologov Strait | ||
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Connects waters | Mawson Lake | |
with water | Mawson Lake | |
Separates land mass | Aviatorov Peninsula ( Knox Coast , Wilkesland ) | |
of land mass | Fuller Island ( Highjump Archipelago ) | |
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Geographical location | 66 ° 12 '20 " S , 101 ° 1' 44" O | |
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The Magnitologov Strait ( English ; Russian Пролив Магнитологов Proliw Magnitologow , German ' Magnetologen -Strasse' ) is a strait off the Knox coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It runs between the Aviatorov Peninsula and Fuller Island in the offshore Highjump Archipelago .
Scientists on a Soviet Antarctic expedition mapped and named it in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia transcribed the Russian name in 1992 in a transcribed partial translation into English.
Web links
- Magnitologov Strait in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)