Palmer Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet long, lying between
Cape Bryant
Cape Bryant is on the northern coast of Greenland, marking the northeastern extent of the Robeson Channel where it joins the Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean, at .
See also
* Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) ...
and
Cape Musselman
Cape Musselman () is a cape forming the south side of the entrance to Palmer Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this coast by land and from the air from East Bas ...
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 ...
. Essentially rectangular in shape, it is bordered by almost vertical cliffs. Discovered by members of
East Base of the
United States Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this coast by land and from the air in 1940. Named for Robert Palmer, assistant to the meteorologist at the East Base.
See also
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Foster Peninsula
Foster Peninsula () is a high ice-covered peninsula between Palmer Inlet and Lamplugh Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Anta ...
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Inlets of Palmer Land
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