Relief Inlet

Relief Inlet (75°13′S 163°45′E / 75.217°S 163.750°E / -75.217; 163.750Coordinates: 75°13′S 163°45′E / 75.217°S 163.750°E / -75.217; 163.750) is a narrow inlet at the southwest corner of Terra Nova Bay. The feature is formed along a shear plane caused by differential ice movement near the coast of Victoria Land involving the north edge of Drygalski Ice Tongue and south extremities of the Nansen Ice Sheet. So named by the South Magnetic Polar Party, led by T.W.E. David, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, because, after almost giving up hope of rescue, the Nimrod picked up the party here.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Relief Inlet" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).