Casey Inlet

[1] Casey Inlet is on the Wilkins Coast of Palmer Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, beside the Weddell Sea to the east.

[2] Casey Inlet was photographed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins in 1928, Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940.

A black, rock cape rising to 250 metres (820 ft) high and forming the north side of the entrance to Casey Inlet.

Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in a flight on December 20, 1928, and named by him for George E. Miller of Detroit, Michigan.

A large isolated mountain mass, surmounted by three separate peaks, the highest 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) high.

It stands between Poseidon Pass and Athene Glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) west-northwest of Miller Point.

A glacier 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) wide, flowing east into Casey Inlet.

Correlation of aerial photographs taken by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and preliminary reports of the British Graham Land expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, led W. L. G. Joerg to interpret this glacier to be what Wilkins named "Casey Channel".

The name by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is suggested by the fin-like shape of the feature.

[9] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

Location of Wilkins Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
Northern Palmer Land. Casey Inlet northeast of center of map