Quar Ice Shelf
71°20′S 11°0′W / 71.333°S 11.000°W Quar Ice Shelf is the ice shelf between Cape Norvegia and Sorasen Ridge along the coast of Queen Maud Land.[1]
Discovery and Naming[edit]
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.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Quar Ice Shelf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
References[edit]
- ^ Latitude.to. "GPS coordinates of Quar Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Latitude: -71.3333 Longitude: -11.0000". Latitude.to, maps, geolocated articles, latitude longitude coordinate conversion. Retrieved 2018-09-04.