Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Durrance Inlet (RUS) | 74° 00' 00.0" S | 16° 00' 00.0" W | Inlet |
| Name ID: 117813 Place ID: 3980 | |||
| Durrance Inlet (USA) | 73° 50' 00.0" S | 16° 30' 00.0" W | Inlet |
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Name ID: 124600
Place ID: 3980
An ice-filled inlet 10 mi N of Veststraumen Glacier along Princess Martha Coast. The inlet is 5 mi wide, recedes 12 mi, and opens to Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf. It was plotted by USGS from aerial photographs obtained by USN Squadron VXE-6 in a Nov. 5, 1967 reconnaissance flight over this coast. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. (j.g.) Frank M. Durrance, Jr., USNR, navigator on that flight. |
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