The Divide () is a narrow channel between

Matthews Island Matthews Island is the largest of the Robertson Islands in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It lies immediately south-east of Coronation Island, from which it is separated by a narrow channel known as The Divide (South Orkney Islands), the ...

and the southeast extremity of

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, in the

South Orkney Islands The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula Petter Sorlle Petter may refer to: People: *Petter (given name) * W. E. W. Petter, English aircraft designer *Arlie Petters, a Belizean-American mathematical physicist *Tom Petters, former CEO and chairman of Petters Group Worldwide Place names: *Petter Bay, a ...

; recharted as an isthmus and named descriptively by DI in 1933. The feature was surveyed by

Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

(FIDS) in 1957 and found to be a channel.

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