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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 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. | 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]] | ||