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==Discovery== | ==Discovery== | ||
The feature was discovered by members of the U.S. Antarctic Service during flights from the ship ''Bear'' in February 1940, and was further delineated from air photos taken by | The feature was discovered by members of the U.S. [[Antarctic]] Service during flights from the ship [[USS Bear|USS ''Bear'']] in February 1940, and was further delineated from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in December 1946. The sound was first noted to parallel the entire south coast of Thurston Island, thereby establishing insularity, by the U.S. Navy's [[Bellingshausen Sea]] Expedition in February 1960. | ||
[[File:USS Peacock in ice, 1840.jpg|thumb|Pencil drawing of the USS Peacock stuck in ice in 1840]] | [[File:USS Peacock in ice, 1840.jpg|thumb|Pencil drawing of the USS Peacock stuck in ice in 1840]] | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Peacock Sound was named after the refitted sloop of war ''[[USS Peacock|Peacock]]'' in which Captain William L. Hudson, in company with the tender ''Flying Fish'' under Lt. William M. Walker, both of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42, sailed along the edge of the [[pack ice]] to the north of Thurston Island for several days in March 1839. | Peacock Sound was named after the refitted sloop of war ''[[USS Peacock|Peacock]]'' in which Captain William L. Hudson, in company with the tender ''Flying Fish'' under Lt. William M. Walker, both of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42, sailed along the edge of the [[pack ice]] to the north of Thurston Island for several days in March 1839. | ||