Smith Inlet (Victoria Land)

Coordinates: 70°59′S 167°52′E / 70.983°S 167.867°E / -70.983; 167.867

Smith Inlet is a bay, 4 miles (6 km) wide, partially filled with the ice tongue of Barnett Glacier. It is located between Cape Moore and Cape Oakeley along the coast of northern Victoria Land, and was discovered by Captain James C. Ross, 1841, who named it for Alexander J. Smith, mate on the Erebus.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Smith Inlet" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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