Martel Inlet
 Martel Inlet Lighthouse located at Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station | |
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| Location | Martel Inlet Comandante Ferraz Station King George Island Antarctica |
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| Coordinates | 62°05′02″S 58°23′31″W / 62.083833°S 58.392083°W |
| Constructed | 2007[1] |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 4 metres (13 ft)[2] |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and light |
| Markings | red and white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Proantar[1] |
| Light | |
| 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] |
Martel Inlet (62°5′S 58°22′W / 62.083°S 58.367°W) 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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "Martel Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Martel Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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