Martel Inlet

Martel Inlet (62°5′S 58°22′W / 62.083°S 58.367°W / -62.083; -58.367Coordinates: 62°5′S 58°22′W / 62.083°S 58.367°W / -62.083; -58.367) is an inlet forming the northeast head of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. It was charted in December 1909 by the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named "Fiord Martel" after J.L. Martel, a French politician.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Martel Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

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