Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… … Wikipedia
Ice shelf — Barrière de glace Principales barrières de glace de l Antarctique Barrière de Ross (472 960 km²) … Wikipédia en Français
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen — Infobox Military Person name= Hjalmar Riiser Larsen caption= allegiance=Norway rank= commands=Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service Royal Norwegian Air Force unit= family= nickname= lived=1890 1965 placeofbirth=Norway currentlyresides=… … Wikipedia
Cape Norvegia — (coord|71|20|S|12|18|W|) is a prominent cape on the coast of Queen Maud Land which marks the northeast extremity of Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf. It was discovered by Commander Hjalmar Riiser Larsen in February 1930 while on an airplane flight from… … Wikipedia
Seal Bay — (coord|71|45|S|12|45|W|) is a bay which indents the northeastern end of Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf just southward of Cape Norvegia, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered in 1930 by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser Larsen and so named by him because … Wikipedia
Lyddan Island — (coord|74|25|S|20|45|W|) is an ice covered island at the southwest extremity of Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf, separating it from Brunt Ice Shelf, about 20 miles off the Princess Martha Coast. The island is about 45 miles long and has three narrow arms … Wikipedia
Durrance Inlet — (73°50′S 16°30′W / 73.833°S 16.5°W / 73.833; 16.5) is an ice filled inlet 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of Veststraumen Glacier along Princess Martha Coast. The inlet i … Wikipedia
Veststraumen Glacier — (coord|74|15|S|15|0|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a glacier about 45 miles long draining west along the south end of Kraul Mountains into Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf. The glacier was seen in the course of a U.S. Navy LC 130 plane… … Wikipedia
Queen Maud Land — Dronning Maud Land … Wikipedia
Arctic Ocean — Arctic Sea redirects here. For the cargo ship, see MV Arctic Sea. The Arctic Ocean Earth s oceans (World Ocean) … Wikipedia
