
Relief Inlet () is a narrow inlet at the southwest corner of
Terra Nova Bay.
The feature is formed along a shear plane caused by differential ice movement near the coast of
Victoria Land involving the north edge of
Drygalski Ice Tongue and south extremities of the
Nansen Ice Sheet.
So named by the
South Magnetic Polar Party
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
, led by
T.W.E. David, of the
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, because, after almost giving up hope of rescue, the Nimrod picked up the party here.
References
Inlets of Antarctica
Landforms of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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