71°20′S 11°0′W / 71.333°S 11.000°W / -71.333; -11.000 Quar Ice Shelf is the ice shelf between Cape Norvegia and Sorasen Ridge along the coast of Queen Maud Land .
6-770: It was mapped by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952). The ice shelf was named after Leslie Quar , a British radio mechanic and electrician with NBSAE, who drowned when the weasel (track-driven vehicle) in which he was riding drove over the edge of this ice shelf on 24 February 1951. The NBSAE established Maudheim Station about 1 mile south of Norsel Iceport . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Quar Ice Shelf" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This Princess Astrid Coast location article
12-511: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE ) (1949–1952) was the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists . The team members came from Norway , Sweden and the British Commonwealth of Nations . The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition
18-459: The Antarctic expedition. In addition to both ships, two light Auster aircraft intended for reconnaissance were included on the expedition. These were piloted by a five-man RAF team from Britain. The Norsel made three round-trips to the Antarctic, with subsequent visits accompanied by a Norwegian and a Swedish flying unit to assist with aerial photography . The information obtained from
24-399: The expedition helped with the further study of glaciology , meteorology , and geology . It found that the world's "sea-level was principally controlled by the state of the Antarctic ice-sheet." It also improved the understanding of the impact of the Antarctic ice-sheets on the regulation of the world's climate. It also found evidence that suggest a portion of Antarctica ( Dronning Maud Land )
30-488: The groundwork for the following Australian expeditions to Antarctic from 1954 to the early 1960s. The expedition was transported aboard a 600-ton sealer named Norsel that was powered by a German U-boat diesel engine. This ship was used in conjunction with a 24,000 ton whaling factory ship named Thorshovdi . The larger ship was needed because the Norsel was too small to carry all the needed equipment and supplies for
36-629: Was the first expedition to Antarctica involving an international team of scientists. The expedition was led by John Schjelderup Giæver , a Norwegian author and polar researcher. The expedition had the goal of establishing whether climatic fluctuations observed in the Arctic were also occurring in the Antarctic. A base known as Maudheim was established on the Quar Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land in February 1950. This expedition laid
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