Odom Inlet
Body of water in Palmer Land, Antarctica
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::summary Body of water in Palmer Land, Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| location | Black Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
| coordinates | |
| type | Inlet |
| oceans | Weddell Sea |
| pushpin_map | Antarctica |
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| name = | image = | alt = | caption = | location = Black Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica | group = | coordinates = | type = Inlet | oceans = Weddell Sea | catchment = | basin_countries = | frozen = | islands = | pushpin_map = Antarctica Odom Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet 9 nmi long, between Cape Howard and Cape MacDonald along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Location
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Odom Inlet of the Weddell Sea is on the east coast of Palmer Land, on the Black Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is north of Hilton Inlet and south of Lehrke Inlet. The Condor Peninsula is to the south, the Rowley Massif to the west and the Snyder Peninsula to the north. It is fed by the Rankin Glacier and Cline Glacier from the west, and by the Haley Glacier, Soto Glacier and Muus Glacier from the northwest. Its mouth is between Cape Howard to the north and Cape MacDonald to the south.
Discovery and name
Odom Inlet was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this coast from East Base both by land and from the air in 1940, and named for Howard Odom, radio operator at the East Base.
Features
Rankin Glacier
Cline Glacier
Haley Glacier
Soto Glacier
Muus Glacier
Cape Howard
Cape MacDonald
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg |accessdate=2024-04-25 |title=Palmer Land |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
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