Lamplugh Inlet (71°23′S 61°10′W / 71.383°S 61.167°W / -71.383; -61.167) is an inlet 13 kilometres (7 nmi) long, lying between Cape Healy and Cape Howard, along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service who explored this coast from East Base by land and from the air in 1940. It was named for Elmer L. Lamplugh, chief radio operator at East Base.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Lamplugh Inlet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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