Verdi inlet
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 Topographic map of the Beethoven Peninsula (1: 250,000) with the Verdi Inlet (center left) |
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| Waters | Wilkins Sound | |
| Land mass | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 71 ° 36 ′ 36 ″ S , 74 ° 32 ′ 3 ″ W | |
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| Tributaries | Verdi Ice Shelf | |
The Verdi Inlet is an ice-covered bay on the north coast of the Beethoven Peninsula on the West Antarctic Alexander Island . It is located between the Pesce Peninsula to the west and the Harris Peninsula in the east. The bay is largely occupied by the Verdi Ice Shelf .
The first mapping and aerial photographs were taken during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The British geographer Derek Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey used these aerial photographs for a new mapping in 1960. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the inlet on March 2, 1961 after the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901).
Web links
- Verdi Inlet in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Verdi Inlet on geographic.org (English)