Erebus and Terror Gulf is a gulf on the southeast side of the tip of Antarctic Peninsula, bordered on the northeast by the Joinville Island group and on the southwest by the James Ross Island group. Named for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, two British ships, who explored Antarctic waters in 1842-43 under the command of James Ross.
This region contains tabular icebergs.[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Erebus and Terror Gulf" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).