[a] It is at the southeast end of the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, which is defined as a line between Cape Adams at the mouth of the inlet and a point on the mainland coast south of Eklund Islands.
He named it for Irvine Clifton Gardner, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, and member of the American Antarctic Association, Inc., the organization set up to make plans and preparations for the expedition.
His work in the field of optics as applied to aerial photography has been an important contribution to this technique in polar exploration.
A glacier in the Latady Mountains, draining southeast along the south side of Grain Ridge to enter Gardner Inlet between Schmitt Mesa and Mount Austin.
Glacier about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, flowing southeast between the Rare Range and Latady Mountains into the north part of Gardner Inlet.
Conspicuous rock mass rising to 955 metres (3,133 ft) high, projecting into the head of Gardner Inlet.
Abrupt rock scarp marking the south tip of Bowman Peninsula and forming the north side of the entrance to Gardner Inlet.
Discovered by the RARE, 1947–48, under Ronne, and named by him for Lieutenant Charles J. Adams of the then United States ArmyAF, pilot with the expedition.
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