Errera Channel

proper noun

A channel in Antarctica.

OriginFrench chenal d'Errera →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A channel in Antarctica.

Origin

  1. Frenchchenal d'Errera
  2. Frenchchenal d'Errera
  3. EnglishErrera Channel

From Errera + channel. Partial calque of French chenal d'Errera. Named after Belgian botanist and professor Léo Errera. Coined by Belgian Antarctic Expedition.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 埃雷拉海峽 /埃雷拉海峡
  • 埃雷拉海峽 /埃雷拉海峡channel in Antarctica
French chenal d'Errera
  • chenal d'Errerachannel in Antarctica
German Errera-Kanal
  • Errera-Kanalchannel in Antarctica
Hebrew תעלת אררה
  • תעלת אררהchannel in Antarctica
Latvian Erreras šaurums
  • Erreras šaurumschannel in Antarctica
Portuguese Canal Errera
  • Canal Errerachannel in Antarctica
Spanish Canal Errera
  • Canal Errerachannel in Antarctica
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APA

Errera Channel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Errera%20Channel

MLA

“Errera Channel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Errera%20Channel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Errera Channel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Errera%20Channel.

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