Feature Name (see definition): Mason Inlet

Feature Class (see definition): Stream

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9522

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 57' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 25' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.95

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.4166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Ice-filled inlet which recedes 15 mi SW between Cape Mackintosh and the coastline south of Cape Herdman, along the E coast of Palmer Land. First seen and photographed from the air in December 1940 by members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 the inlet was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for D.P. Mason, their surveyor on the joint British-American sledge journey during the charting of this coast in 1947.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data