Bartlett Inlet

Bartlett Inlet
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Bartlett Inlet
Location of Bartlett Inlet
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°13′S 156°40′W / 77.217°S 156.667°W / -77.217; -156.667
TypeInlet
EtymologyLt. Eugene F. Bartlett
Part ofSouthern Ocean
Ocean/sea sourcesAntarctic Ocean
Managing agencyNew Zealand
(Ross Dependency)
Max. width52 feet (16 m)
Surface elevation410 feet (120 m)
Max. temperature23.8 °C (74.8 °F)
Min. temperature−16.9 °C (1.6 °F)
FrozenYear-round

Bartlett Inlet is a largely ice-filled inlet, about 16 nautical miles (30 km) wide, indenting the north coast of Edward VII Peninsula just east of Cape Colbeck. It was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey and from U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Eugene F. Bartlett, MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge at Byrd Station, 1960.[1]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bartlett Inlet

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