Buchanan Passage

Buchanan Passage (66°48′S 67°42′W / 66.800°S 67.700°W / -66.800; -67.700Coordinates: 66°48′S 67°42′W / 66.800°S 67.700°W / -66.800; -67.700) is a marine channel separating Liard Island from Adelaide Island at the north end of Hanusse Bay. It was discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Captain Peter Buchanan, Royal Navy, commanding officer of HMS Endurance in the Antarctic Peninsula area, 1968–70.

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•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Buchanan Passage" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).