Lehrke Inlet

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Lehrke Inlet (70°49′S 61°45′W / 70.817°S 61.750°W / -70.817; -61.750Coordinates: 70°49′S 61°45′W / 70.817°S 61.750°W / -70.817; -61.750) is an ice-filled inlet, 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide, which recedes southwest for 17 nautical miles (31 km) between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored this coast on land and from the air in 1940, and was named for Lester Lehrke, boatswain's mate of USS Bear, one of the expedition ships, and sailmaker of the East Base.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Lehrke Inlet". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-10. 

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