🚤 Douglas Strait

United Kingdom · Europe · 59.43°S, 27.29°W

Douglas Strait is a strait 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide between Thule Island and Cook Island, in the South Sandwich Islands. The existence of this strait was first noted by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II and named for Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas, a member of the Discovery Committee.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	59.43°S, 27.29°W · view on map

Douglas Strait is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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