Name details

Revelle Inlet

Revelle Inlet (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Revelle Inlet  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110852

Feature type: Inlet

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

between Cape Agassiz and Cape Keeler, Wilkins Coast, was seen from the air by Wilkins 20 December 1928 and by Ellsworth, 23 November 1935 (Joerg, 1937, map facing p.444); surveyed from the ground by USAS from the expedition's "East Base" in December 1940 (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942); photographed from the air by RARE and resurveyed from the ground by FIDS-RARE from "Stonington Island" in November 1947; named Revelle Bay after Dr Roger Randall Dougan Revelle (1909-91), American oceanographer, who, as a member of the Office of Naval Research, US Navy Department, gave technical assistance to RARE; Director, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, Cal., 1951-64 (Ronne, 1949, map p.230 and p.291). Bahía Revelle (Argentina. MM chart N-"P"-1, 1952; Pierrou, 1970, p.623; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.240). Revelle Inlet (BA chart 3175, 12.xi.1954; APC, 1955, p.18; DCS 601 sheet 68 62, 1955; DOS 610 sheet W 68 62, 1963). Baia Revelle (Zavatti, 1958, Tav. 12-13). Ensenada Revelle (Argentina. MM, 1958b, p.191). Zaliv Revell (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Ledyanov Zaliv Revell (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl. 24).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 38' 00.0" S
-68.63333°
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Longitude:
63° 16' 00.0" W
-63.26667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
28-Jan-1953

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