Ezcurra Inlet
Ezcurra Inlet is an inlet forming the western arm of Admiralty Bay on the coast of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands in the British Antarctic Territory.
The inlet was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–1910, 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.
Shortly after this area was charted, a mariner's guide to the region stated that "the western fijord does not appear to offer good anchorage, as it is too exposed to squalls." Additionally, it was said to have not been used by whalers who frequented the waters due to the ice floes that blocked access to Admiralty Bay.
Hervé Cove indents the south side of the inlet, two nautical miles south-west of Point Thomas. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, and named by him for a member of the expedition. Italia Valley lies east-north-east.
The inlet was photographed from the air and surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956-57.
Location
- Location map: 62°9’45"S, 58°32’8"W
See also
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Ezcurra Inlet