Graham Passage [SEP] continent
Graham Passage
Graham Passage () is a passage separating Murray Island from Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It is fed by Agalina Glacier.
The passage was named by Captain Skidsmo after his whale catcher "Graham", which was the first to pass through it, on March 20, 1922.
Snow Hill Island
Snow Hill Island is an almost completely snowcapped island, long and wide, lying off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from James Ross Island to the north-east by Admiralty Sound and from Seymour Island to the north by Picnic Passage. It is one of several islands around the peninsula known as Graham Land, which is closer to South America than any other part of the Antarctic continent.
History.
The island was discovered on 6 January 1843 by a British expedition under