Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureInletNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA re-entrant about 10 miles wide, with Nimrod Glacier at its head, lying between Cape Wilson and Cape Lyttelton at the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of the NAE, 1901-04. Named for Lietenant (later Sir) Ernest Shackleton, RNR, who, with Dr Edward Wilson, accompanied Scott on this Journey.