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[[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]] | ||
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Peacock Sound was named after the 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. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Seas]] | [[Category:Seas]] | ||