Erebus and Terror Gulf is a gulf on the southeast side of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, bordered on the northeast by the Joinville Island group and on the southwest by the James Ross Island group. It was named for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the vessels used by Sir James Clark Ross in exploring these waters in 1842–43[1][2]

Erebus and Terror Gulf
Adélie penguin rookery at Erebus and Terror Gulf on Paulet Island, 1996.
Erebus and Terror Gulf
Coordinates	63°55′S 56°40′W
Type	Gulf
Ocean/sea sources	Weddell Sea

This region contains tabular icebergs.[3]

See also

• Barker Bank

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Erebus and Terror Gulf". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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