Neumayer Channel, Antarctica (南極--紐馬雅海峽)

Neumayer Channel, Antarctica (南極--紐馬雅海峽)

**The article is part of 25 days trip in South America and Antarctica, including 21 days onboard cruiser Zaandam.

Neumayer Channel -- (64°47'S 63°28'W) (-64.783333, -63.466666)

Neumayer Channel is a channel with 26km long and about 2.4 km wide at its narrowest point, separating Anvers Island from Wienche Island and Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The southwest entrance to this channel was seen by Eduard Dallmann, leader of the German 1873-74 expedition, who named it Roosen Channel. The Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, sailed through the channel and named it for Georg von Neumayer. The second name has been approved because of more general usage. Neumayer Channel is known for its majestic cliffs, an attraction for tourists who come to the region. It is said to be like a maze with no visible exits because of its inverted S-shape. Its entrance and exits both have sharp bends.

**這篇部落格是25天南美洲及南極旅遊的部份內容(其中包含21天Zaandam尚丹號遊輪行程)

紐馬雅海峽座標-- (64°47'S 63°28'W) (-64.783333, -63.466666)

紐馬雅海峽(Neumayer Channel)長26公里、寬2.4公里，位於南極半島北側的Palmer群島中(Palmer Archipelago)，分隔Anvers島(Anvers Island)及Wiencke島(Wienche Island) 、Doumer島(Doumer Island)。德國遠征隊領導者Eduard Dallmann在1873-74年最早發現此海峽的西南入口，並將之命名為盧森海峽(Roosen Channel)。Gerlache組成的比利時南極探險隊則在1897-99年航行穿過此海峽，並以Georg von Neumayer之名命名為紐馬雅海峽，因後者名稱較常為人使用，故以此定為最終名稱。此海峽兩側以高聳的峭壁聞名，吸引了眾多遊客造訪此區，其倒S的地形就像看不見出口的迷宮一般，兩端的出口處均有急轉彎。