Peale Inlet is located in Antarctica
Peale Inlet
Peale Inlet
Location of Peale Inlet in Antarctica
Map of Thurston Island
Satellite image of Thurston Island

Peale Inlet is an ice-filled inlet about 16 nautical miles (30 km) long, lying immediately west of Noville Peninsula and indenting the north side of Thurston Island. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation HIGHJUMP in December 1946, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Titian Ramsay Peale, artist-naturalist who served on the sloop-of-war Peacock of the United States Exploring Expedition under Wilkes, 1838–42. The Peacock, accompanied by the tender Flying Fish, sailed along the edge of the pack ice to the north of Thurston Island for several days in March 1839.

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    72°1′S 98°58′W / 72.017°S 98.967°W / -72.017; -98.967


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