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
Lazarev Bay — (coord|69|20|S|72|0|W|display=inline,title) is a rectangular bay, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long and 13 nautical miles (24 km) wide, between Alexander Island and Rothschild Island and bounded on the south by ice shelf joining the two islands. The … Wikipedia
Opornyy Point — (69°48′S 13°0′E / 69.8°S 13°E / 69.8; 13) is an ice point along the west side of Lazarev Ice Shelf, about 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Leningradskiy Island, in Queen Maud L … Wikipedia
Novolazarevskaya Station — in 2006. Novolazarevskaya Station (Russian: Станция Новолазаревская) is a Russian, formerly Soviet, Antarctic research station. The station is located at Schirmacher Oasis, Queen Maud Land, 75 km from the Antarctic coast, from which it is… … Wikipedia
Antarctique — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Antarctique (homonymie). Antarctique L Antarctique vue du pôle Sud Superficie … Wikipédia en Français
Plataforma de hielo — Borde de la plataforma de hielo de Ekström. Borde de la … Wikipedia Español
Queen Maud Land — Dronning Maud Land … Wikipedia
History of Antarctica — The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe. The rounding of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn in the 15th and 16th centuries… … Wikipedia
Discovery Expedition — The expedition ship Discovery in the Antarctic, alongside the Great Ice Barrier The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, generally known as the Discovery Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions… … Wikipedia
Mercator Cooper — House in Southampton (now used as part of the town library). Mercator Cooper (September 29, 1803 – spring 1872) was a ship s captain who is credited with the first formal American visit to Tokyo, Japan and the first formal landing on the mainland … Wikipedia