Active Sound
Active Sound (63°25′S 56°10′W / 63.417°S 56.167°W) is a sound, averaging 2 miles (3 km) wide, extending in an east-northeast direction from Antarctic Sound and joining the Firth of Tay with which it separates Joinville and Dundee Islands. Discovered in 1892–93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition. Robertson named the feature after his ship, the Active, first vessel to navigate the sound. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Active Sound" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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Active Sound
Active Sound (63°25′S 56°10′W / 63.417°S 56.167°W) is a sound, averaging 2 miles (3 km) wide, extending in an east-northeast direction from Antarctic Sound and joining the Firth of Tay with which it separates Joinville and Dundee Islands. Discovered in 1892–93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition. Robertson named the feature after his ship, the Active, first vessel to navigate the sound. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Active Sound" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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Active Sound (63°25′S 56°10′W ...... hic Names Information System).
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Der Active-Sund ist ein im Mit ...... er als Erster den Sund befuhr.
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阿克蒂夫灣是南極洲的海灣,處於茹安維爾島和鄧迪島之間,寬3公里,在1892至1893年由鄧迪捕鯨遠征發現,現時由南極條約體系管理。
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Active Sound (63°25′S 56°10′W ...... hic Names Information System).
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Der Active-Sund ist ein im Mit ...... er als Erster den Sund befuhr.
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阿克蒂夫灣是南極洲的海灣,處於茹安維爾島和鄧迪島之間,寬3公里,在1892至1893年由鄧迪捕鯨遠征發現,現時由南極條約體系管理。
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Active Sound
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Active-Sund
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阿克蒂夫灣
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