Edisto Inlet
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Edisto Inlet is a rectangular arm of Moubray Bay
, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, entered between Cape Hallett
and Cape Christie
. The USS this branch of Moubray Bay in February 1956, and the name Edisto Bay was given at that time. Edisto Inlet has overtaken the earlier name in usage.
Moubray Bay
Moubray Bay is a bay in western Ross Sea, indenting the coast of Victoria Land between Cape Roget and Hallett. Discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross and named by him for George H. Moubray, clerk in charge of the expedition ship Terror....
, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, entered between Cape Hallett
Cape Hallett
Cape Hallett is a snow-free area on the northern tip of the Hallett Peninsula on the Ross Sea coast of Victoria Land, East Antarctica. A very large Adelie penguin rookery is located at Cape Hallett...
and Cape Christie
Cape Christie
Cape Christie is a cape situated west-northwest of Cape Hallett, marking the west side of the entrance to Edisto Inlet on the coast of Victoria Land. It was discovered, January 15, 1841, by Sir James Clark Ross and named for Professor Samuel Hunter Christie, of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich....
. The USS this branch of Moubray Bay in February 1956, and the name Edisto Bay was given at that time. Edisto Inlet has overtaken the earlier name in usage.