Prestrud Inlet
| Prestrud Inlet | ||
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| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf , Ross Sea | |
| Land mass | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 78 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 156 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Tributaries | Kiel glacier | |
The Prestrud Inlet is an ice-covered bay at the Shirase coast of the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It is located on the south side of the Edward VII Peninsula on the northeastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf .
Scientists of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) named them after the Norwegian naval officer and polar explorer Kristian Prestrud (1881-1927), who was involved in the South Pole expedition (1910-1912) of the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen and the exploration team in this Area had headed.
Web links
- Prestrud Inlet in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Prestrud Inlet on geographic.org (English)