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Ezcurra Inlet () is an
Ezcurra Inlet () is an inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea.
Overview
In marine geogra ...
forming the western arm of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10
The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica.
First expedition
In 1772, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec and the naturalist Jean Guillaume Bruguière sailed to the Antarctic region in search of the fab ...
, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named "Fiord Ezcurra" after Pedro de Ezcurra
Pedro de Ezcurra (1859–1911) was an Argentine politician who served as Minister of Agriculture in the early 20th century. The French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, named Ezcurra Inlet
Ezcurra Inlet () is an inlet forming the western arm of Adm ...
, an Argentine politician and Minister of Agriculture in 1908, who assisted the French expedition.
Shortly after this area was charted, a mariner's guide to the region stated that "the western fijord does not appear to offer good anchorage, as it is too exposed to squalls." Additionally, it was said to have not been used by whalers who frequented the waters due to the ice floes that blocked access to Admiralty Bay.
Hervé Cove indents the south side of the inlet, southwest of Point Thomas
Point Thomas () is a point marking the south side of the entrance to Ezcurra Inlet in Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It lies less than 1 km northwest of Rakusa Point. Charted by the French Antarctic Expeditio ...
. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, and named by him for a member of the expedition. Italia Valley Italia Valley () is a small valley lying east-northeast of Hervé Cove in Ezcurra Inlet, on King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature was named "Conca Italia" (Italian hollow) and used ...
lies east-northeast.
See also
*Emerald Icefalls
The Emerald Icefalls () are icefalls along the north side of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. They were so named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, from the color of the serac
A serac ...
*Rhyolite Head Rhyolite Head () is the headland between Cardozo Cove and Goulden Cove in Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. It was so named following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76, because the feature largely resul ...
References
Inlets of Antarctica Bodies of water of King George Island (South Shetland Islands) Bodies of water of the South Shetland Islands {{KingGeorgeIslandAQ-geo-stub