[3] The Erebus and Terror Gulf was named for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the vessels used by Sir James Clark Ross in exploring these waters in 1842–43.

A marine bank in Erebus and Terror Gulf with a least depth of 20 metres (66 ft).

The bank extends northeast from Ula Point, James Ross Island, but its limits are not precisely defined.

Charted from HMS Endurance, 1981-82, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Captain Nicholas J. Barker, RN, who was in command of the ship, 1980-82.

[4] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.