Hilton Inlet

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Hilton Inlet (71°57′S 61°20′W / 71.950°S 61.333°W / -71.950; -61.333Coordinates: 71°57′S 61°20′W / 71.950°S 61.333°W / -71.950; -61.333) is an ice-filled inlet, 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide, which recedes about 22 nautical miles (40 km) west from its entrance between Cape Darlington and Cape Knowles, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940, and named for Donald C. Hilton, a member of the East Base sledge party that charted this coast as far south as this inlet.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hilton Inlet". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-17. 

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