Name details

Carroll Inlet

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108098

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 Rydberg Peninsula and Smyley Island, English Coast, was seen from the air by USAS in December 1940 and named after Arthur J. Carroll, Chief Photographer at the expedition's "East Base" (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942; Ronne, 1945, map p.14; USGS sketch map Bryan Coast-Ellsworth Land, 1968; APC, 1975, p.3). Ensenada Carroll (Argentina. IGM map 1946). The inlet was also seen from the air by RARE in December 1947. Ensenada Carrll [sic] (Chile. IGM map, 1947). Estero Carroll (Chile. DNH chart [no number], 1947). Carroll Fjord (Hansen, chart [no number], 1947. Seno Carroll (Argentina. MM chart N- P -1, 1952). Bukhta Karroll (Baranov and others, 1954, map p.283). Carrol [sic] Inlet (France. SHM chart 5879, 1956). Canal Carroll (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.203; IHA, 1974, p.67). The inlet was photographed from the air by USN in 1965-66 and mapped from air photographs by USGS. Ensenada Carrol (Argentina. IGM map, 1966). Estrecho Carroll, as rejected form (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.68).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 18' 00.0" S
-73.30000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 30' 00.0" W
-78.50000°
Unknown precision
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:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-Dec-1974

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