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Briand Fjord


Briand Fjord (65°1′S 63°1′W / 65.017°S 63.017°W / -65.017; -63.017Coordinates: 65°1′S 63°1′W / 65.017°S 63.017°W / -65.017; -63.017) is a bay nearly 3 nautical miles (6 km) long in the northeast part of Flandres Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Aristide Briand, a French statesman who was Minister of Public Instruction in 1906.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Briand Fjord" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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