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Gerlache Strait

strait, Antarctica
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The Gerlache Strait is a strait located off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It separates the peninsula from the Palmer Archipelago. The strait was discovered in 1898 by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache, after whom it is named. The Palmer Archipelago includes several islands, such as Anvers, Liège, Brabant, and Wiencke. Both Argentina and the United Kingdom claim sovereignty over these islands and have research stations there. Adrien de Gerlache led the first Antarctic expedition focused on scientific observation from 1897 to 1899.12

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  1. Palmer Archipelago
  2. Adrien-Victor-Joseph, baron de Gerlache de Gomery

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