Feature Name (see definition): Durrance Inlet

Feature Class (see definition): Stream

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4188

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 73° 50' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 016° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -73.8333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -16.5

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1970

Description (see definition): An ice-filled inlet 10 mi N of Veststraumen Glacier along Princess Martha Coast. The inlet is 5 mi wide, recedes 12 mi, and opens to Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf. It was plotted by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs obtained by U.S. Navy (USN) Squadron VXE-6 in a Nov. 5, 1967 reconnaissance flight over this coast. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Frank M. Durrance, Jr., U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR), navigator on that flight.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data