The Symplegades
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| location | Spert Island and Trinity Island ( Palmer Archipelago , West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 52 ′ S , 60 ° 59 ′ W | |
The Symplegades are 100 to 150 m high cliffs in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They rise up on both sides of the Tschajka Passage , a narrow, yet navigable strait between Spert Island and Trinity Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2012 after the Symplegaden (two rocky islands) from Greek mythology .
Web links
- The Symplegades in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)