Smith Inlet (Palmer Land)
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Smith Inlet is an ice-filled inlet receding 15 miles (24.1 km) in a westerly direction between Cape Boggs
and Cape Collier
, along the east coast of Palmer Land
. The inlet was discovered and charted in 1940 by the U.S. Antarctic Service, but it was later erroneously shown on charts as Stefansson Inlet. During 1947 the inlet was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
under Finn Ronne
, who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey charted it from the ground. It was named by Ronne for Rear Admiral Edward H. Smith
, USCG, noted Arctic oceanographer and explorer, leader of and later Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Cape Boggs
Cape Boggs is a bold, ice-covered headland marking the east extremity of Eielson Peninsula, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service who charted this coast by land and from the air in 1940. Named for S.W. Boggs, Geographer, Dept...
and Cape Collier
Cape Collier
Cape Collier is a broad ice-covered cape on the east coast of Palmer Land, about midway between the south end of Hearst Island and Cape Boggs. It was discovered in 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored this coast by land and from the air from East Base, and named for...
, 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...
. The inlet was discovered and charted in 1940 by the U.S. Antarctic Service, but it was later erroneously shown on charts as Stefansson Inlet. During 1947 the inlet was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
under Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne
Finn Ronne was a U.S. Antarctic explorer.-Background:Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne , was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole...
, who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey charted it from the ground. It was named by Ronne for Rear Admiral Edward H. Smith
Edward H. Smith (sailor)
Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith was a United States Coast Guard admiral, oceanographer, and Arctic explorer. He received a Ph.D. in oceanography from Harvard, and commanded the Marion and the Northland. Most famously, he commanded the Northeast Greenland Patrol, and led Coast Guard efforts to defend...
, USCG, noted Arctic oceanographer and explorer, leader of and later Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.