Matterson Inlet

Matterson Inlet (80°50′S 160°30′E) is an ice-filled inlet between Penny Point and Cape Douglas, on the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960–61) for Garth John Matterson, leader of the party that surveyed the area.[1]

References
  1. "Matterson Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-29.

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