Feature Name (see definition): Matha Strait

Feature Class (see definition): Channel

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9541

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 34' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 067° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.5666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): Strait lying between Adelaide Island and the S end of the Biscoe Islands. The strait takes its name from Matha Bay, the name originally applied by Charcot, leader of the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1908-10, to the water feature as he conceived it. The British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, recognizing that it is really a strait rather than a bay, changed the name to Matha Strait. Named for Lieutenant A. Matha, second-in-command of the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, under Charcot.

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