Quar Ice Shelf

71°20′S 11°0′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

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

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.

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[1] 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.