Norsel Iceport also known as Norselbukta or Bukhta Nursel, is a small iceport

Iceport

An iceport is a a more-or-less permanent indentation in the front of an ice shelf, that can serve as a natural ice harbor. Though useful, they are not always reliable, as calving of surrounding ice shelves can render an iceport temporarily unstable and unusable.-Historical and present use of...

 in the front of the Quar Ice Shelf

Quar Ice Shelf

Quar Ice Shelf is the ice shelf between Cape Norvegia and Sorasen Ridge along the coast of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and Naming:It was mapped by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition...

, along the coast of Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...

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Discovery and naming

This feature was named by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), 1949-52, which used it to moor and unload the expedition ship Norsel. The low ice front permitted easy access onto Quar Ice Shelf, where the NBSAE established Maudheim Station about 1 nautical mile

Nautical mile

The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...

 south of the iceport.

See also

• Ice pier
  Ice pier
  An ice pier is a man-made structure used to assist the unloading of ships in Antarctica. It is constructed by pumping seawater into a contained area and allowing the water to freeze. By repeating this procedure several times, additional layers are built up. The final structure is many metres in...
  
  
• Atka Iceport
  Atka Iceport
  Atka Iceport, also known as Atka Bay, is an iceport about long and wide, marking a more-or-less permanent indentation in the front of the Ekstrom Ice Shelf on the coast of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
  
  
• Erskine Iceport
  Erskine Iceport
  Erskine Iceport , also known as Erskine Bay or General Erskine Bay, is an iceport about 3 nautical miles wide and 6 nautical miles long, which marks a more-or-less permanent indentation extending southeast into the seaward front of the extensive ice shelf fringing Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and...
  
  
• Godel Iceport
  Godel Iceport
  Godel Iceport also known as Godel Bay, is an iceport about 5 nautical miles wide, which marks a more-or-less permanent indentation in the seaward front of the extensive ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
  
  
• Bay of Whales
  Bay of Whales
  The Bay of Whales is a natural ice harbor, or iceport, indenting the front of Ross Ice Shelf just north of Roosevelt Island. It is the southernmost point of open ocean not only of the Ross Sea, but worldwide...