Isacke Passage

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Isacke Passage (66°54′S, 67°15′W) is a marine channel in Hanusse Bay between Liard Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Captain Christopher J. Isacke, Royal Navy, commanding officer of HMS Endurance in the Antarctic Peninsula area, 1972-74.

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