Cadwalader Inlet

Map of Thurston Island.

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Cadwalader Inlet is an ice-filled inlet about 22 nautical miles (40 km) long, indenting the northeast coast of Thurston Island between Evans Peninsula and Lofgren Peninsula. It was discovered on helicopter flights from the USS Burton Island and USS Glacier by personnel of the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain John Cadwalader, U.S. Navy, chief of staff to U.S. Antarctic Projects Officer and representative of Task Unit Commander aboard the Burton Island in February 1960.^[1]

Maps

Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

↑ "Cadwalader Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-14.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cadwalader Inlet" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 72°7′S 96°22′W / 72.117°S 96.367°W / -72.117; -96.367

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