Crosse Passage () is a small passage leading southeast from Adelaide Anchorage between the Henkes Islands and the Skeen Rocks, off the south end of Adelaide Island. It was named by the

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in 1963 for Lieutenant Commander Anthony G. Crosse,

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of HMS ''Protector'' which was used by the Hydrographic Survey Unit in charting this area in 1961–63.

References

* Straits of Adelaide Island {{AdelaideIsland-geo-stub