Casey Inlet
| Casey Inlet | ||
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Land mass | Palmerland , West Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 59 ′ 37 ″ S , 63 ° 27 ′ 39 ″ W | |
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| Tributaries | Casey Glacier | |
The Casey Inlet is an ice-covered bay at the Wilkins Coast of Palmer Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located in the mouth of the Casey Glacier between Miller Point and Cape Walcott .
It was photographed from the air by the Australian polar explorer Hubert Wilkins during an overflight on December 20, 1928, by the American polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) in 1940. One geodetic survey was carried out by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1947 . Together with the glacier of the same name, the inlet is named after the Australian politician Richard Casey, Baron Casey (1890–1976).
Web links
- Casey Inlet in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Casey Inlet on geographic.org