Quar Ice Shelf

Coordinates: 71°20′S 11°0′W / 71.333°S 11.000°W / -71.333; -11.000 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 , 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 the United States Geological Survey document: "Quar Ice Shelf". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

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