Mobiloil Inlet
| Mobiloil Inlet | ||
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Land mass | Graham Land , West Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 33 '48 " S , 64 ° 57' 21" W | |
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| Tributaries | Gibbs Glacier , Lammers Glacier , Maitland Glacier , Mercator Piedmont Glacier , Weyerhaeuser Glacier | |
The Mobiloil Inlet is an ice-covered bay at the Bowman Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It lies between the Rock Pile Peaks and the Hollick Kenyon Peninsula . Some glaciers flow into the bay in northeast and east directions.
It was discovered by the Australian polar explorer Hubert Wilkins during an overflight on December 20, 1928. Wilkins named it after a lubricant from the Vacuum Oil Company .
Web links
- Mobiloil Inlet in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mobiloil Inlet on geographic.org (English)