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Lehrke Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet, wide, which recedes southwest for between Cape Boggs and
Cape Sharbonneau Lehrke Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet, wide, which recedes southwest for between Cape Boggs and Cape Sharbonneau, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service The Unite ...
, along the east coast of
Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...
, Antarctica. It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored this coast on land and from the air in 1940, and was named for
Lester Lehrke Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wiscon ...
, boatswain's mate of , one of the expedition ships, and sailmaker of the East Base.
Dawson Head Dawson Head () is a high coastal point, or headland, along the northwest side of Lehrke Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarc ...
is located along the northwest side of the inlet.


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Inlets of Palmer Land {{PalmerLand-geo-stub