Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Sanmen Xia (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sanmen Xia (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Strait
This name originates from China. It is part of the China Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
It's located on the western export of Fildes Peninsula. There are three small islands of different sizes in the isthmus, separating the exit into three parts. Passing by this isthmus, you will see Drake Passage on the west. It was named when surveying and mapping in 1986.
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