Schott Inlet () is a small ice-filled inlet indenting the east side of
Merz Peninsula
Merz Peninsula () is an irregular, ice-covered peninsula, about long in an east–west direction and averaging wide, between Hilton Inlet and Violante Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from t ...
close south of
Cape Darlington
Hilton Inlet () is an ice-filled inlet, wide, which recedes about west from its entrance between Cape Darlington and Cape Knowles, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940, ...
, 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 ...
. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the
United States Antarctic Service
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the A ...
(USAS). Charted in 1947 by a joint party consisting of members of the
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
Background
Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...
(RARE) under Ronne and the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
(FIDS). Named by the FIDS for
Gerhard Schott, internationally known German oceanographer.
See also
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Flagon Point Flagon Point () is a point surmounted by two peaks, and high, marking the south side of the entrance to Schott Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. It was discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the United Stat ...
References
Inlets of Palmer Land
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