Stange Sound () is a
sound
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about 60 nautical miles (110 km) long and 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide along the coast of
Palmer Land, Antarctica. An
ice shelf
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occupies the sound, which is bounded on the west by Smyley and
Case Islands
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, on the south by the mainland, on the east by
Spaatz Island and on the north by open water in
Ronne Entrance
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. 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 ex ...
(RARE) (1947–48) under
Finn Ronne. Named for
Henry Stange
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of
New York City
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, 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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