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
Neumayer-Station III — Neumayer Station III, also known as Neumayer III after geophysicist Georg von Neumayer, is a German South pole research station of the Alfred Wegener Institut in the Antarctic. It is located on the approximately 200 metre thick Ekstrom Ice Shelf… … Wikipedia
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Atka Iceport — (coord|70|35|S|7|51|W|) is an iceport about 10 miles (16 km) long and wide, marking a more or less permanent indentation in the front of the Ekstrom Ice Shelf on the coast of Queen Maud Land.The feature was photographed from the air and mapped… … Wikipedia
Plataforma de hielo — Borde de la plataforma de hielo de Ekström. Borde de la … Wikipedia Español
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… … Wikipedia
Melt ponds — are pools of open water that form on sea ice in the warmer months of spring and summer. The ponds are also found on glacial ice and ice shelfs. Ponds of melted water can also develop under the ice.Melt ponds are usually darker than the… … Wikipedia
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Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition — Antarctic expeditions International agreements 1932–33 International Polar Year 1957–58 International Geophysical Year 1959 … Wikipedia
