Schubert Inlet

Schubert Inlet is an ice-filled inlet in Antarctica.

Description

Schubert Inlet is long and wide, indenting the west coast of Alexander Island, lying between the Colbert Mountains north of the inlet and the Walton Mountains south of the inlet. The inlet receives ice flowing into it throughout the whole year, mainly because the inlet is adjacent to the Wilkins Ice Shelf, which lies immediately west.
The inlet was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic [Research Expedition] in 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland [Islands Dependencies Survey] in 1960. It was named by the United [Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee] for Franz Schubert, Austrian composer.