The David Glacier ( 75°19′S 162°00′E / 75.317°S 162.000°E / -75.317; 162.000 ) is a glacier over 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long, flowing east from the polar plateau through the Prince Albert Mountains to the coast of Victoria Land , Antarctica. It enters Ross Sea between Cape Philippi and Cape Reynolds to form the floating Drygalski Ice Tongue . It is the most imposing outlet glacier in Victoria Land. It is fed by two main flows which drain an area larger than 200,000 square kilometres, with an estimated ice discharge rate of 7.8 +/- 0.7 km /year. The David Glacier was discovered by Ernest Shackleton 's "Northern Party," in November 1908, under the leadership of Prof. T.W. Edgeworth David , of Sydney University, for whom the feature was named.
24-697: Kring can refer to: Places [ edit ] Mount Kring , a nunatak in Oates Land, Antarctica Kring Islands , Kemp Land, Antarctica People [ edit ] Arne Kring (born 1942), Swedish motocross racer of the 1960s and 1970s Hilding Kring (1899–1971), Swedish Army lieutenant general James B. Kring (1921–1990), American entomologist Tim Kring (born 1957), American screenwriter and television producer Groups [ edit ] De Kring , Artists Society founded at Amsterdam in 1922 Kommunisten Kring Breda (marxistisch-leninistisch) ,
48-600: A communist group formed in 1972 in Breda, Netherlands Koninklijke Oost- en Westvlaamsche Kring , als known as Via-Via, a bilingual (French and Flemish) and nonpolitical student fraternity from Leuven (Belgium) founded in 1922 Republikeinse Kring , a Belgian cultural trilingual republican association Other uses [ edit ] 8391 Kring , an asteroid Kring... Kring... , a 2015 Tamil thriller movie directed by Rahul Kring Carpenter Shop , also known as Coffin Shop,
72-672: A historic commercial building in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama Kring Point State Park , a 61-acre state park located on the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Alexandria, Jefferson County, New York Volvo Kring Føroyar , a road cycling race held in the Faroe Islands See also [ edit ] Krings (surname) Cristina Gonzales (born 1976), actress turned politician, nicknamed "Kring-Kring" Topics referred to by
96-440: A smoother glacier surface that presents fewer challenges for navigation and traversal. Icefalls vary greatly in height. The Roosevelt Glacier icefall, on the north face of Mount Baker ( Cascade Range , U.S.), is about 730 metres (2,400 feet) high. The ice cliff of the left side of the ice fall and above the debris covering the glacier is 20 to 40 metres (66 to 131 ft) high. Typical of mountain glaciers, this icefall forms as
120-663: A spectacular icefall known as the David Cauldron. Mount Kring, Mount Wood and the Martin Nunataks are to the north of the David Glacier's head. The Ricker Hills and Trio Nunataks are to the south. The Hollingsworth Glacier joins the David Glacier from the southeast to the east of the Trio Nunataks. East of this the glacier descends through the David Cauldron, then continues east. It is joined from
144-481: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mount Kring The David Glacier flows eastward in a broad stream that gradually narrows towards the coast. The northern flow drains from Talos Dome to the Ross Sea , but the main branch of the stream is fed by a network of tributaries which drain a common area of the inner plateau around Dome C and converge in
168-580: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956–62. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert D. Martin, USGS topographic engineer at McMurdo Station, 1961–62. 75°33′S 159°57′E / 75.550°S 159.950°E / -75.550; 159.950 . A broad glacier of low gradient, draining
192-420: The United States Geological Survey . Icefall An icefall is a portion of certain glaciers characterized by relatively rapid flow and chaotic crevassed surface, caused in part by gravity. The term icefall is formed by analogy with the word waterfall , which is a similar phenomenon of the liquid phase but at a more spectacular speed. When ice movement of a glacier is faster than elsewhere, because
216-788: The Cartographic Branch of the New Zealand Dept. of Lands and Survey. Named after the foster parents of Staff Sgt. Arthur L. Kring, USMC, navigator with the United States Navy VX-6 Squadron which provided logistic support for the NZGSAE (1962–63). 74°57′S 158°46′E / 74.950°S 158.767°E / -74.950; 158.767 . Two isolated nunataks situated along the northern margin of David Glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) southeast of Mount Wood. Mapped by
240-533: The David Glacier. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE, 1962–63, in association with David Glacier. 75°06′S 161°38′E / 75.100°S 161.633°E / -75.100; 161.633 . A small tributary glacier flowing south between Evans Heights and Mount Fearon to the north side of David Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956–62. Named by US-ACAN for Barry D. Woodberry, ionospheric physicist with
264-759: The South Pole Station winter party, 1966. 75°16′S 162°13′E / 75.267°S 162.217°E / -75.267; 162.217 . A great glacier-cut wall of granite which rises to 720 metres (2,360 ft) high and forms the north wall of David Glacier near its terminus. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 , under Shackleton. He named this feature for Admiral Jules Dumont d'Urville. 75°14′S 162°33′E / 75.233°S 162.550°E / -75.233; 162.550 . A rock cape rising abruptly to 490 metres (1,610 ft) high along
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#1732801061637288-624: The coast of Victoria Land, formed between the cliffs of the Drygalski Ice Tongue on the north and Lamplugh Island and the seaward extension of Clarke Glacier on the south. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition , 1901–04, under Scott, who named it after Sir Archibald Geikie, who gave much assistance in preparing the expedition. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
312-599: The coast of Victoria Land, marking the north side of the terminus of David Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Shackleton, who named this feature for Emil Philippi, distinguished geologist, who was a member of the GerAE, 1901–03, under Drygalski. 75°24′S 162°12′E / 75.400°S 162.200°E / -75.400; 162.200 . A conspicuous rock and ice bluff, 310 metres (1,020 ft) high, along
336-410: The glacier bed steepens and/or narrows. Most glacier ice flows at speeds of a few hundred metres per year or less. However, the flow of ice in an icefall may be measured in kilometres per year. Such rapid flow cannot be accommodated by plastic deformation of the ice. Instead, the ice fractures, forming crevasses . Intersecting fractures form ice columns or seracs . These processes are imperceptible for
360-410: The glacier bed steepens or narrows, and the flow cannot be accommodated by plastic deformation, the ice fractures, forming crevasses. Where two fractures meet, seracs (or ice towers) can be formed. When the movement of the ice slows down, the crevasses can coalesce, resulting in the surface of the glacier becoming smoother. Perhaps the most conspicuous consequence of glacier flow, icefalls occur where
384-539: The ice flows from a high elevation plateau or basin accumulation zone to a lower valley ablation zone. Much larger icefalls may be found in the outlet glaciers of continental ice sheets . The icefall feeding the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) wide and 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) long, even though the elevation difference is only 400 metres (1,300 feet), a little more than half that of
408-471: The most part; however, a serac may collapse or topple abruptly and without warning. This behavior often poses the biggest risk to mountaineers climbing in an icefall. As the glacier transitions below the icefall, the topography of the glacier bed plays a crucial role in modifying its dynamics, leading to a flatter and/or wider bed that significantly reduces the velocity of ice movement. This change in speed and pressure causes crevasses to close up, resulting in
432-422: The north and Geikie Inlet to the south. Features of the glacier, its tributaries and the terrain through which they flow include: 74°59′S 157°54′E / 74.983°S 157.900°E / -74.983; 157.900 . A sharply defined nunatak on the northern margin of the upper reaches of David Glacier, 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) southwest of Mount Wood. Previously uncharted, it
456-687: The north by the Woodberry Glacier, flowing between Evans Heights and Mount Fearon, and past Mount Priestley to the east. In its lower section the David Glacier flows past the D'Urville Wall, Mount Neumayer and Cape Philippi to the north, in the Prince Albert Mountains , and past Hughes Bluff and Cape Reynolds to the south, to form the Drygalski Ice Tongue , which enters the Ross Sea between Relief Inlet to
480-446: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kring . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kring&oldid=1125351753 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
504-422: The south side of David Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of Cape Reynolds. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy tricamera aerial photography, 1957–62. Named by US-ACAN for Garrett A. Hughes, USARP researcher (cosmic radiation) at McMurdo Station in 1966. 75°25′S 162°34′E / 75.417°S 162.567°E / -75.417; 162.567 . A rocky cape marking
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#1732801061637528-619: The south side of the terminus of David Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Shackleton, who probably named this feature for Jeremiah (John) N. Reynolds, an American who long agitated for exploration of the Antarctic, and who was one of the principal promoters of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838–42. 75°30′S 163°00′E / 75.500°S 163.000°E / -75.500; 163.000 . An inlet along
552-498: The vicinity east of the Ricker Hills and flowing northeast to enter David Glacier just east of Trio Nunataks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956–62. Named by US-ACAN for Jerry L. Hollingsworth, meteorologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966. 75°20′S 160°50′E / 75.333°S 160.833°E / -75.333; 160.833 . An icefall of turbulent iceblocks on
576-703: Was used (with Mount Wood) as a reference for establishing a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field party on Nov. 6, 1962. Named by D.B.McC. Rainey of the Cartographic Branch of the New Zealand Dept. of Lands and Survey for Staff Sergeant Arthur L. Kring, USMC, navigator on many United States Navy VX-6 Squadron flights during the 1962–63 season when New Zealand field parties received logistic support by that squadron. 74°49′S 158°24′E / 74.817°S 158.400°E / -74.817; 158.400 . An isolated nunatak lying northward of David Glacier and 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) northeast of Mount Kring. Named by D.B. McC. Rainey of
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