Ezcurra Inlet
Ezcurra Inlet is an inlet forming the western arm of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named "Fiord Ezcurra" after Pedro de Ezcurra, an Argentine politician and Minister of Agriculture in 1908, who assisted the French expedition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dufayel Island and Jardine Peak.
Dufayel Island
Islet
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Dufayel Island is an island lying near the center of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named in December 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
Jardine Peak
Peak
Jardine Peak is a peak, 285 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile southwest of Point Thomas on the west side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Ecology Glacier
Glacier
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Ecology Glacier is a glacier flowing northeast into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, north of Llano Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after the Institute of Ecology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the sponsor of nearby Arctowski Station. Ecology Glacier is situated 3½ km southeast of Ezcurra Inlet.
Ezcurra Inlet
- Type: Cove
- Categories: fjord, bay, and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Ezcurra Inlet” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃斯庫拉灣”
- German: “Ezcurra-Fjord”
- Hausa: “Ezcurra Inlet”
- Italian: “Insenatura di Ezcurra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ezcurrafjorden”
- Polish: “Ezcurra Inlet”
- Portuguese: “Enseada Ezcurra”
- Spanish: “Ensenada Ezcurra”
- Spanish: “Ezcurra, Ensenada”
- Swedish: “Ezcurra, ensenada”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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