j ord . ▁This ▁area ▁was ▁first ▁expl ored ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁under ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Char cot ▁who , ▁though ▁uncertain ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁channel , ▁sketch ed ▁its ▁probable ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁charts ▁of ▁the ▁expedition . ▁The ▁channel ▁was ▁first ▁visited ▁and ▁roughly ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Graham ▁Land ▁Ex ped ition ▁under ▁John ▁R ym ill . ▁It ▁was ▁res ur vey ed ▁and ▁given ▁this ▁descript ive ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁Dep endencies ▁Survey . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch annels ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Ocean ▁Category : St ra its ▁of ▁Graham ▁Land ▁Category : St ra its ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁Island ▁Category : Lou bet ▁Coast <0x0A> </s> ▁T ō j ō , ▁To jo ▁or ▁T ou jou ▁( written : ▁, ▁ ▁or ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁surname . ▁Notable ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁include : ▁ ▁, ▁Japanese ▁m anga ▁artist ▁, ▁Japanese - Can ad ian ▁chef ▁, ▁Japanese ▁politician , ▁general ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Japan ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁, ▁Japanese ▁voice ▁actress ▁, ▁Japanese ▁voice ▁actress ▁, ▁Japanese ▁ske leton ▁rac er ▁, ▁Japanese ▁football ▁ref eree ▁, ▁Japanese ▁footballer ▁, ▁Japanese ▁baseball ▁player ▁Tak ashi ▁To jo , ▁Japanese ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artist ▁, ▁Japanese ▁footballer ▁, ▁Japanese ▁ult ra - n ational