Brahms Inlet

Brahms Inlet (71°28′S 73°41′W / 71.467°S 73.683°W / -71.467; -73.683Coordinates: 71°28′S 73°41′W / 71.467°S 73.683°W / -71.467; -73.683) is an ice-filled inlet, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, indenting the north side of Beethoven Peninsula on Alexander Island between Harris Peninsula and Derocher Peninsula, while the headland Mazza Point lies immediately northeast of the inlet and Mount Grieg lies immediately southeast of the base of Brahms Inlet. It was observed from the air and first mapped by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and re-mapped from the RARE air photos by Derek J.H. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Johannes Brahms, the German composer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Brahms Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-15.

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