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Lemaire Channel is a strait off Antarctica, located between the mainland's Antarctic Peninsula and Booth Island. Steep cliffs hem in the iceberg-filled passage, which is 11 km long and just 1,600 meters wide at its narrowest point. Glaciers and cliffs reflect in still waters at the south end of the channel. The channel has become a standard part of the itinerary for cruising in Antarctica; not only is it scenic, but the protected waters are usually still as a lake.