Shirase Glacier
Encyclopedia
Shirase Glacier is a large glacier
entering Havsbotn
, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay
in Antarctica. The area occupied by this feature was first mapped as a bay and named Instefjorden (the innermost fjord) by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveys by JARE
, 1957-62, revealed the large glacier in this position which they named after Lt. Nobu Shirase, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition
of 1911-12.
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...
entering Havsbotn
Havsbotn
Havsbotn is a bay comprising the narrow southernmost, or "bottom," portion of Lutzow-Holm Bay, marking its head. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Havsbotn ....
, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay is a large bay in Antarctica, about 120 miles wide, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land between Riiser-Larsen Peninsula and the coastal angle immediately east of the Flatvaer Islands. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in two airplane flights from his expedition...
in Antarctica. The area occupied by this feature was first mapped as a bay and named Instefjorden (the innermost fjord) by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveys by JARE
Jare
Jare is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Široki Brijeg....
, 1957-62, revealed the large glacier in this position which they named after Lt. Nobu Shirase, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition
Japanese Antarctic Expedition
The Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910–12 was the first exploration of Antarctic territory by an expedition from Japan. Led by army lieutenant Nobu Shirase, its ship Kainan Maru left Tokyo on December 1910, reaching the ice on 26 February 1911 and sailing on into the Ross Sea...
of 1911-12.