Martel Inlet

Martel Inlet (62°5′S 58°22′W) 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. Martel, a French politician.[3] The mountain ridge Ullmann Spur is located at the head of the inlet.[4]

Comandante Ferraz Lighthouse
Martel Inlet Lighthouse located at
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
LocationMartel Inlet
Comandante Ferraz Station
King George Island
Antarctica
Coordinates62°05′02″S 58°23′31″W
Tower
Constructed2007[1]
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height4 metres (13 ft)[2]
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light
Markingsred and white tower, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorProantar[1]
Light
Focal height14 metres (46 ft)[2]
Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)[2]
CharacteristicIso R 2s.[2]

Visca Anchorage is the northwestern cove of Martel Inlet. It was named by Charcot for an acquaintance in Montevideo.[5] Within the cove is Sea Leopard Patch, a shoal with a least depth of 18 m (59 ft). It was charted in 1927 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery and named after the leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx.[6]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
  3. "Martel Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. "Ullmann Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. "Visca Anchorage". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. "Sea Leopard Patch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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