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Lemaire Channel

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Kodak Gap

Visitors take so many photographs while passing through Lemaire Channel that it picked up the nickname Kodak Gap.

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Long daylight

At this latitude, visitors have 20 hours of daylight to enjoy the passing natural scenes from the observation decks of their cruise ships.

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Lemaire Channel measurements

It is about 6 kilometers (4 miles) in length and, at its narrowest point, roughly 500 meters (1600 feet) wide.

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Positions

Whereas the Lemaire Channel abuts the Antarctica continent, the Neumayer Channel does not touch the mainland. It lounges between two islands.

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Naming

Curiously, Lemaire Channel was named for the 19th century Congo official and explorer Charles Lemaire, a gentleman who never set foot on the Antarctica continent.

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