Nansen Ice Sheet ( 74°53′S 163°10′E / 74.883°S 163.167°E / -74.883; 163.167 ) is a 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long by 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide ice shelf . It is nourished by the Priestley and Reeves Glaciers and abuts the north side of the Drygalski Ice Tongue , along the coast of Victoria Land , Antarctica. This feature was explored by the South Magnetic Polar Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 and by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 . Frank Debenham , geologist with the latter expedition, applied the name Nansen Sheet as the feature is adjacent to Mount Nansen , the dominating summit in the area.
25-885: The Nansen Ice Sheet covers the southwest of Wood Bay , on the west coast of the Ross Sea. It is west of the Northern Foothills and east of the Prince Albert Mountains . From east to west it is fed by Browning Pass, Boomerang Glacier, the Priestley Glacier , the Carnein Glacier and the Reeves Glacier . The Larsen Glacier enters the sea to the southwest of the ice sheet. It abuts the Drygalski Ice Tongue to
50-614: Is a glacier flowing southeast from Reeves Névé , through the Prince Albert Mountains and entering the Ross Sea just south of Mount Crummer in Victoria Land , Antarctica. The Larsen Glacier was discovered by the South Magnetic Party of Ernest Shackleton 's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 , who followed its course on their way to the plateau area beyond. They named it Larsen Glacier because it flowed past
75-538: Is a large bay which is bounded by Cape Johnson and Aviator Glacier Tongue on the north, and Cape Washington on the south, along the coast of Victoria Land , Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross , Royal Navy, and named by him for Lieutenant James F.L. Wood of the ship HMS Erebus . Wood Bay is on the west coast of the Ross Sea . It is delimited to the north by Hayes Head on Cape Johnson. The Aviator Glacier Tongue extends into
100-803: Is also named. 74°33′S 163°54′E / 74.550°S 163.900°E / -74.550; 163.900 . A gently curving glacier, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, draining southward from Mount Dickason in the Deep Freeze Range to enter Browning Pass, at the north side of Nansen Ice Sheet. Discovered by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13, and so named by them because of its shape. 74°41′S 163°17′E / 74.683°S 163.283°E / -74.683; 163.283 . An isolated rock lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) ENE of Rhodes Head, at
125-703: The Eisenhower Range , flowing south along the west side of McCarthy Ridge to merge with lower Reeves Glacier at the Nansen Ice Sheet. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Carl R. Carnein, glaciologist at McMurdo Station, summer 1965-66. 74°55′S 162°20′E / 74.917°S 162.333°E / -74.917; 162.333 . A heavily crevassed and therefore dangerous pass leading from Larsen Glacier to Reeves Glacier , between Mount Janetschek and Mount Gerlache . Given this expressive name by
150-584: The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962-63. 74°55′S 162°28′E / 74.917°S 162.467°E / -74.917; 162.467 . A bare rock nunatak lying at the south side of the terminus of Reeves Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of the summit of Mount Gerlache. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for James J. Olson, geophysicist with
175-700: The USARP Ross Ice Shelf party in the 1961-62 season. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Nansen Ice Sheet" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] Wood Bay Wood Bay ( 74°13′S 165°30′E / 74.217°S 165.500°E / -74.217; 165.500 )
200-801: The United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Miles O. Hayes, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 season. 74°04′S 165°09′E / 74.067°S 165.150°E / -74.067; 165.150 . An ice-covered cape in northern Wood Bay at the east side of the terminus of Tinker Glacier. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross , Royal Navy who named it for Captain Edward John Johnson, RN. 74°04′S 165°19′E / 74.067°S 165.317°E / -74.067; 165.317 . A small island lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Cape Johnson in
225-472: The bay. Named features of the bay, from north to south, include: 74°01′S 165°17′E / 74.017°S 165.283°E / -74.017; 165.283 . A prominent headland, 850 metres (2,790 ft) high, overlooking the north extremity of Wood Bay, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Kay Island. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by
250-517: The coast of Victoria Land, marking the south side of the terminus of Larsen Glacier where it enters the Ross Sea. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by US-ACAN for John P. Fleming, Senior Chief Construction Electrician, United States Navy, a member of the McMurdo Station winter party, 1962 and 1966. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of
275-402: The col between Cape Washington and Mount Melbourne. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for A.O. Dennis Willows, biologist at McMurdo Station, summer 1965-66. 74°39′S 165°25′E / 74.650°S 165.417°E / -74.650; 165.417 . A prominent cape, 275 metres (902 ft) high, marking the south extremity of
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#1732780838754300-454: The east wall of Carnein Glacier, in the foothills of southeast Eisenhower Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Peter C. McCarthy, biolab manager at McMurdo Station, winter party 1966. 74°41′S 162°54′E / 74.683°S 162.900°E / -74.683; 162.900 . A glacier draining the southeast corner of
325-549: The extremity of McCarthy Ridge on the southeast side of Eisenhower Range, overlooking the Nansen Ice Sheet. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Captain James C. Rhodes, USMCR, an LC-130 aircraft commander with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 for several seasons to 1967. 74°37′S 163°03′E / 74.617°S 163.050°E / -74.617; 163.050 . A broad, mainly ice-covered ridge with steep sides forming
350-480: The foot of Mount Larsen , which was constantly in view as they ascended the course of the glacier. The Larsen Glacier forms to the southeast of Reeves Névé between the Reed Nunataks and Tomovick Nunatak. It flows southeast past Widowmaker Pass and Mount Gerlache in the Prince Albert Mountains . It continues past the mouth of Backstairs Passage Glacier and Mount Crummer to the north, and Fleming Head to
375-553: The main mass of Deep Freeze Range and the Northern Foothills . The pass facilitates movement between the lower ends of Priestley and Campbell Glaciers. The feature was first mapped as a part of Campbell Glacier by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13. It was remapped by the Southern Party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, and named for Frank V. Browning, a member of the BrAE Northern Party, for whom nearby Mount Browning
400-681: The north part of Wood Bay. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, and named by him for Lieutenant Joseph W. Kay, Dir. of the Rossbank Observatory in Tasmania, who was third lieutenant on the ship Terror. Originally charted by Ross as a group of three islands, only this one is now known to exist. 74°20′S 165°08′E / 74.333°S 165.133°E / -74.333; 165.133 . A rounded, largely ice-free point lying below Mount Melbourne along
425-575: The north side of Mount Crummer to the Ross Sea. The Magnetic Pole Party, led by T.W. Edgeworth David , of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09, ascended this glacier from the Ross Sea, then continued the ascent via Larsen Glacier to the plateau of Victoria Land. So named by David's party because of the circuitous route to get to Larsen Glacier. 75°10′S 162°38′E / 75.167°S 162.633°E / -75.167; 162.633 . A prominent rock headland on
450-498: The northeast side of Larsen Glacier between Widowmaker Pass and Backstairs Passage Glacier. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition , 1901-04, and named for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache . 75°02′S 162°36′E / 75.033°S 162.600°E / -75.033; 162.600 . A glacier about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) long, draining east along
475-673: The peninsula which separates Wood Bay and Terra Nova Bay. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, and named by him for Captain John Washington , Royal Navy, who was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society , 1836-40. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Larsen Glacier The Larsen Glacier ( 75°6′S 162°28′E / 75.100°S 162.467°E / -75.100; 162.467 )
500-476: The sea between Wood Bay and Lady Newnes Bay to the north. The Tinker Glacier Tongue extends into the bay to the east of Cape Johnson and Kay Island, and to the west of Harrow Peaks in the Random Hills . Further south is Edmonson Point, where there is an Adélie penguin rookery, Willows Nunatak and Cape Washington, which delimited the south end of the bay. Mount Melbourne dominates the southern part of
525-772: The south, to enter Relief Inlet in the Terra Nova Bay . Features of the glacier and the terrain it flows through include: 74°49′S 161°58′E / 74.817°S 161.967°E / -74.817; 161.967 . A cluster of nunataks that form a divide between the upper portions of the Reeves Glacier and Larsen Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) west of Hansen Nunatak . Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1956-62. Named by US-ACAN for David Reed, USGS Topographic Engineer at McMurdo Station, 1964-65. 74°59′S 161°51′E / 74.983°S 161.850°E / -74.983; 161.850 . A nunatak along
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#1732780838754550-488: The south. Features surrounding the ice shelf include (anti-clockwise from the east) Inexpressible Island , Vegetation Island, Cape Canwe , Gray Rock and Rhodes Head on McCarthy Ridge, Andersson Ridge , Widowmaker Pass and Olson Nunatak. Download coordinates as: Coastal features include: 74°36′S 163°59′E / 74.600°S 163.983°E / -74.600; 163.983 . An ice-covered pass, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, lying between
575-445: The southeast side of Eisenhower Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Alvin M. Gray, radioscience researcher at McMurdo Station, summer 1965-66. 74°42′S 163°03′E / 74.700°S 163.050°E / -74.700; 163.050 . A prominent headland forming
600-577: The southern side of the upper portion of Larsen Glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west of Mount Gerlache. Mapped by 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 Donald S. Tomovick, United States Navy, utilitiesman at South Pole Station in 1966. 74°59′S 162°26′E / 74.983°S 162.433°E / -74.983; 162.433 . A prominent mountain, 980 metres (3,220 ft) high, standing on
625-433: The west side of Wood Bay. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Larry D. Edmonson, satellite geodesy scientist at McMurdo Station , winter party 1966. 74°29′S 165°17′E / 74.483°S 165.283°E / -74.483; 165.283 . A nunatak standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) inland from the south shore of Wood Bay, rising above
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