Lallemand Fjord

Location of Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

The Lallemand Fjord (67°06′S 66°42′W / 67.100°S 66.700°WCoordinates: 67°06′S 66°42′W / 67.100°S 66.700°W) is a fjord located east of Arrowsmith Peninsula and west of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is over 48 km long and was named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot after the French geographer Charles Lallemand.[1] The fjord begins at Sharp Glacier and runs roughly south to north, flowing into Crystal Sound near Detaille Island.

Glaciers

Haefeli Glacier, Finsterwalder Glacier and Sharp Glacier are three glaciers that feed the fjord.

See also

Maps

References

  1. Stonehouse, Bernard, Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans, p160 ISBN 0-471-98665-8