Nantucket Inlet

Nantucket Inlet (74°35′S 61°45′W / 74.583°S 61.75°W / -74.583; -61.75) is an ice-filled inlet 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, which recedes 13 nautical miles (24 km) in a northwest direction between the Smith and Bowman Peninsulas, along the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from East Base on December 30, 1940, and named for Nantucket Island, MA, home of early New England whalers of the first half of the 19th century.

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