Martel Inlet

Martel Inlet
Martel Inlet Lighthouse located at
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Martel Inlet
Antarctica
Location Martel Inlet
Comandante Ferraz Station
King George Island
Antarctica
Coordinates 62°05′02″S 58°23′31″W / 62.083833°S 58.392083°W / -62.083833; -58.392083
Year first constructed 2007[1]
Foundation concrete base
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light
Markings / pattern red and white tower, red lantern
Height 4 metres (13 ft)[2]
Focal height 14 metres (46 ft)[2]
Light source solar power
Range 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)[2]
Characteristic Iso R 2s.[2]
Admiralty number G1387.5[2]
NGA number 2729[2]
Managing agent Proantar[1]

Martel Inlet (62°5′S 58°22′W / 62.083°S 58.367°W / -62.083; -58.367Coordinates: 62°5′S 58°22′W / 62.083°S 58.367°W / -62.083; -58.367) is an inlet forming the northeast head of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. It was charted in December 1909 by the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named "Fiord Martel" after J.L. Martel, a French politician.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
  3. ↑ "Martel Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

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