COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

between S coast of Anvers Island and Wauwermans Islands, with SE limit off Cape Errera, Wiencke Island, was entered from W on 16 February 1832 by Biscoe, who described it as the mouth of a considerable entrance (Biscoe, 1830-33b; 1901, p.332) (Biscoe Bay, q.v.); traversed from the W by GAE, 1873-74, in January 1874; named Bismarck-Strasse by Polarschifffahrts-Gesellschaft of Hamburg, after Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815-98), Founder and first Chancellor of the German Empire, 1871-90 ([Petermann], 1875a; Petermann, map, 1875b); considered to be a channel extending to the Weddell Sea (Bartholomew, 1886). Bismarck Inlet (USHO chart 1132, 1894). Bismarck Sundet (Ohlin, 1898, p.296). BeAE showed that no channel to the Weddell Sea existed in this latitude with the discovery that Flandres Bay (q.v.) was closed to the E, and suggested that Dallmann had in fact referred to Beascochea Bay (q.v.), further to the S. It was also thought that the present strait might form the S entrance to Gerlache Strait (Balch, 1902, p.194). Bismarck Strait (Balch, 1902, p.194; BA chart 3175, 9.x.1914; [in 64 55'S 64 05'W] APC, 1955, p.5; BA chart 3572, 25.vii.1958; [co-ordinates corrected] APC, 1959a, p.5). The strait was shown by FAE, 1903-05, on 6 February 1904, to form the S entrance to Gerlache Strait and to be a deep inlet that does not run through to the east coast of Graham Land, as had been supposed (Charcot, 1905c, p.464). Bismarck Estuary (Charcot, 1905a, p.512). Biscoe Bay (q.v.) (Andersson, 1906, Pl. 4 following p.301). Détroit de Bismarck (Charcot, 1906a, map facing p.316). Estrecho de Bismark [sic] (Riso Patron S., 1908, p.6). Bismark Strait (BA chart 1238, ix. 1908). Estuaire de Bismarck (Charcot, 1910, p.41). Bismarkssund, Bismarksund (Nordenskjöld, 1911b, p.42, 68). Bismark Straight [sic] (Lester, 1920-22a, Vol. 1, p.37). Estrecho de Bismarck (Hoxmark, 1924). Bismarck S. (HA chart, 1927). Bismarck-Stredet (Risting, 1929, map p.33). Bismarck-Kanalen (Aagaard, 1931). Bahïa Bismark (Cordovez Madariaga, 1945, p.88). Canal Bismarck (Vila Labra, 1947, p.155). Estrecho Bismarck (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947; [wrongly referring to sea area between Wauwermans Islands and Cape Renard] Argentina. MM chart NU, 1954; [correctly indicated] Pierrou, 1970, p.205; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.48). The strait was re-charted by RN Hydrographic Survey Units, 1956-58. Archipiélago Bismarck, presumably in error for this feature (Argentina. MM, 1957a, p.161). Bismarck Baai, Bismarck Straat (Knapp, 1958, p.569). Stretto Bismarck (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 12-13). Proliv Bismark (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Estrecho de Bismarck (Argentina. AA, 1991, p. 7)

Strait between the S end of Anvers and Wiencke Islands and the Wilhelm Archipelago. Explored in 1874 by a German expedition under Dallmann, and named by him for the German statesman, Prince Otto von Bismarck.

Fue explorado en 1874 por la Expedición Alemana de 1873-1874, en la nave "Grönland", al mando del capitán de navío Eduard Dallmann, quien le dio el nombre por el apellido del estadista y primer Canciller del Imperio Germano, Príncipe Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, llamado el Canciller de Hierro. Estrecho que comunica la parte S del estrecho De Gerlache con el océano exterior. Está situado al S de la isla Anvers y de la isla Wiencke.

Strait south of Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago, Graham Land, W side of the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1873/74 under Captain Eduard Dallmann (1830-1896).

A very sharp spire about 2286 m above sea level. Situated south of the main body of the Porthos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains, almost 7 km due south of Mt Kirkby. Sighted in December, 1956, by an ANARE southern party led by William G. Bewsher. Named after Mervyn Christensen, weather observer at Mawson in 1956.