Amundsen Coast information

Amundsen Coast is that portion of the coast to the south of the Ross Ice Shelf lying between Morris Peak, on the east side of Liv Glacier, and the west...

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: /ˈɑːmʊndsən/, US: /-məns-/; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] ; 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer...

The Amundsen Glacier (85°35′S 159°00′W / 85.583°S 159.000°W / -85.583; -159.000) is a major Antarctic glacier, about 7 to 11 km (4 to 6 nmi) wide and...

margin of the Ross Ice Shelf at Amundsen Coast between the west side of Scott Glacier and the south end of the Siple Coast (83°30′S 153°0′W / 83.500°S...

was discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Consul Axel Heiberg, a Norwegian businessman and...

Ross Ice Shelf. Peaks in the range were first sighted by Captain Roald Amundsen in 1911, and the range was mapped in detail by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition...

CCGS Amundsen is a Pierre Radisson-class icebreaker and Arctic research vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. The vessel entered service in 1979...

November 1911 by Captain Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Betty Andersson, nurse and housekeeper in the Amundsen family for many years. A cairn was...

Surveyors Range (81°37′S 160°15′E / 81.617°S 160.250°E / -81.617; 160.250) is a 30 miles (48 km) long mountain range in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica...

Amundsen Plain (65°0′S 125°0′W / 65.000°S 125.000°W / -65.000; -125.000) is an undersea abyssal plain named in association with Amundsen Coast. The...

Gothic Mountains The Gothic Mountains (86°00′S 150°00′W / 86.000°S 150.000°W / -86.000; -150.000) is a group of mountains, 20 nautical miles (37 km;...

delivery of Roald Amundsen until 2019 because of problems at the shipyard. In 2019, the ship began expedition cruises along the Norwegian Coast, as well as...

abyssal plain in the Southern Ocean Amundsen Bay Amundsen Coast Amundsen Glacier Amundsen Icefall Mount Amundsen Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower, research...

icefall descending northward through the central Duncan Mountains to the Amundsen Coast. The icefall cascades through the mountains giving the appearance of...

Mountains of Antarctica, surmounting the divide between the lower portions of Amundsen Glacier and Scott Glacier and extending from the vicinity of Mount Thorne...

Mount McIntyre is a rocky, flat, projecting-type mountain that forms the northeastern extremity of D'Angelo Bluff in Antarctica. It rises at the west side...

expedition. The first crossing was made by Roald Amundsen in 1903–1906. He used a small ship and hugged the coast. Before the Little Ice Age (late Middle Ages...

the southernmost sea in the world, with its southernmost extremity (Amundsen Coast) at the foot of the Horlick Mountains approximately 300 km (200 mi)[citation...

between Mayer Crags and Duncan Mountains. It was discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen, who named it for the daughter of Fridtjof Nansen. Richard E. Byrd chose...

Strom Glacier (85°10′S 164°30′W / 85.167°S 164.500°W / -85.167; -164.500) is a steep valley glacier flowing northeast from the north side of Mount Fridtjof...

Banded Bluff (85°20′S 169°30′W / 85.333°S 169.500°W / -85.333; -169.500) is a prominent bluff in Antarctica. It is about 4 nautical miles (7 km) long...

of the Amundsen and Scott glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen, and named...

450; -157.167. A low ridge that parallels the coast at the head of Ross Ice Shelf, located east of Amundsen Glacier and midway between MacDonald Nunataks...

Names for Vice Admiral Henry Arnold Karo, Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1955 to 1965 and Deputy Director of the U.S. Environmental...