Stange Sound () is a
sound about 60 nautical miles (110 km) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide along the coast of
Palmer Land
Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...
, Antarctica. An
ice shelf occupies the sound, which is bounded on the west by Smyley and
Case Islands
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* Briefcase or attaché case, a narrow box to ...
, on the south by the mainland, on the east by
Spaatz Island and on the north by open water in
Ronne Entrance
Ronne Entrance is a broad southwest entrance of the George VI Sound where it opens from the southeast portion of the Bellingshausen Sea at the southwest side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The south side of the Monteverdi Peninsula occupies the n ...
. Photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
Background
Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...
(RARE) (1947–48) under
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer.
Background
Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer w ...
. Named for
Henry Stange
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of
New York City, a contributor to RARE who gave much time to assisting in preparations for the expedition.
Sounds of Antarctica
Bodies of water of Palmer Land
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