Martel Inlet
Martel Inlet is an inlet forming the northeast head of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. The inlet and most of its constituent features were charted in December 1909 by the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named "Fiord Martel" after J.L.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ullmann Spur and Tern Nunatak.
Ullmann Spur
Peak
Ullmann Spur is a mountainous ridge, 275 m, situated centrally at the head of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Tern Nunatak
Peak
Tern Nunatak is a nunatak lying just east of Lussich Cove, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted but not named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot.
Wawel Hill
Peak
Wawel Hill is a hill rising to 290 m north of Point Hennequin, on the east side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named "Góra Wawel" in 1980 by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after a hill by this name in Kraków, historic site of the castle of the Polish kings. Wawel Hill is situated 3 km southwest of Martel Inlet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Martel Inlet
- Type: Cove
- Categories: fjord, bay, and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Martel Inlet” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬特爾灣”
- German: “Martel Inlet”
- Italian: “Insenatura di Martel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Martelfjorden”
- Polish: “Zatoka Martela”
- Spanish: “Martel, ensenada”
- Swedish: “Martel, ensenada”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ullmann Point and Finger Point.
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