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Boyd Strait

Boyd Strait is the 40-kilometre (25 mi) wide strait lying between Snow Island and Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and linking Drake Passage and the Bransfield Strait.

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The strait was named in 1823 by a British expedition under James Weddell for Captain David Boyd, Royal Navy.

Location

Boyd Strait is located at 62°50′S 62°00′W. British mapping in 1822 and 2008.

Maps

  • Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
  • South Shetland Islands : Map 3. Scale 1:200000. Cambridge: British Antarctic Survey, 2008.

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