Relief Inlet
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Relief Inlet () is a narrow inlet at the southwest corner of Terra Nova Bay. The feature is formed along a shear plane caused by differential ice movement near the coast of Victoria Land involving the north edge of Drygalski Ice Tongue and south extremities of the Nansen Ice Sheet. So named by the
South Magnetic Polar Party South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
, led by T.W.E. David, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, because, after almost giving up hope of rescue, the Nimrod picked up the party here.


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Inlets of Antarctica Landforms of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub