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Adams Inlet

Adams Inlet

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Heads at 585310N, 1354540W, trends W to Muit Inlet 4.8 km (3 mi) N of Mount Wright. 7 miles long.

History of Adams Inlet

Named in 1936 by W. O. Field, Jr., and W. S. Cooper, for Adams Glacier, which formerly occupied ithe inlet. The estuary was recorded as 2 miles (1937) and 7 miles (1967) in length as the glacier receded. See Adams Glacier.