Nordenskjold Ice Tongue
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Nordenskjold Ice Tongue is a broad glacier
tongue extending eastward from the Mawson Glacier
into the Ross Sea
in Antarctica.
Discovered by the Discovery
expedition (1901–04) and named for Otto Nordenskiöld
. Although this feature is a glacier tongue, the generic term ice tongue
is retained in the name to reduce ambiguity.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
tongue extending eastward from the Mawson Glacier
Mawson Glacier
Mawson Glacier is a large glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, to the north of Trinity Nunatak and the Kirkwood Range, to enter Ross Sea, where it forms the Nordenskjold Ice Tongue...
into the Ross Sea
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land.-Description:The Ross Sea was discovered by James Ross in 1841. In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island with the Mt. Erebus volcano, in the east Roosevelt Island. The southern part is covered...
in Antarctica.
Discovered by the Discovery
RRS Discovery
The RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful...
expedition (1901–04) and named for Otto Nordenskiöld
Otto Nordenskiöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.-Biography:...
. Although this feature is a glacier tongue, the generic term ice tongue
Ice tongue
An ice tongue is a long and narrow sheet of ice projecting out from the coastline. An ice tongue forms when a valley glacier moves very rapidly out into the ocean or a lake....
is retained in the name to reduce ambiguity.