de Gerlache Strait

Summary

de Gerlache Strait is a strait^[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #97 of 402).^[2]

Key Facts

• de Gerlache Strait is credited with the discovery of Belgian Antarctic Expedition^[3].
• de Gerlache Strait is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[4].
• de Gerlache Strait's image is recorded as Iceberg in the Gerlache, Antarctica.JPG^[5].
• de Gerlache Strait's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[6].
• de Gerlache Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[7].
• Adrien de Gerlache is named after de Gerlache Strait^[8].
• RV Belgica is named after de Gerlache Strait^[9].
• de Gerlache Strait's Commons category is recorded as Gerlache Strait^[10].
• de Gerlache Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.5, 'lon': -62.333333333333}^[11].
• de Gerlache Strait's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080d27^[12].
• de Gerlache Strait's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 5622^[13].
• de Gerlache Strait's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10046678^[14].
• de Gerlache Strait's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Gerlache-Strait^[15].
• de Gerlache Strait's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6633793^[16].
• de Gerlache Strait's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 5273^[17].
• de Gerlache Strait's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 683057424^[18].

Body

Geography

de Gerlache Strait is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[4]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[6].

Designation and Status

de Gerlache Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Adrien de Gerlache^[8], a naval officer^[19], 1866–1934^[20], of Belgium^[21], awarded the Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations^[22] and RV Belgica^[9], a shipwreck^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for de Gerlache Strait include Belgica^[24], a taxon^[25].

Why It Matters

de Gerlache Strait draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #97 of 402).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for it include Belgica^[24], a taxon^[25].