Odom Inlet
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Odom Inlet is an ice-filled inlet 9 miles long, between Cape Howard
and Cape MacDonald
along the east coast of Palmer Land
. It was discovered by members of the US Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this coast from East Base both by land and from the air in 1940, and named for Howard Odom, radio operator at the East Base.
Cape Howard
Cape Howard is a high, flat-topped, snow-covered cape at the extremity of the peninsula separating Lamplugh and Odom Inlets, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored along this coast by land and from the air in 1940...
and Cape MacDonald
Cape MacDonald
Cape MacDonald is a headland which rises to 435 m, forming the south side of the entrance to Odom Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored this area by land and from the air in 1940, and named for J.E. MacDonald, field...
along the east coast of Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. It was discovered by members of the US Antarctic Service (USAS) who explored this coast from East Base both by land and from the air in 1940, and named for Howard Odom, radio operator at the East Base.