Airdevronsix-Eisfälle
| Airdevronsix-Eisfälle | ||
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| Lage | Viktorialand, Ostantarktika | |
| Gebirge | Transantarktisches Gebirge | |
| Koordinaten | 77° 31′ S, 160° 22′ O | |
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| Entwässerung | Oberer Wright-Gletscher | |
Die Airdevronsix-Eisfälle sind eine Reihe von Gletscherbrüchen des Airdevronsix-Gletschers am Kopfende des Oberen Wright-Gletschers im ostantarktischen Viktorialand.
Benannt wurden sie bei der Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1957) nach der Flugstaffel VX-6 der United States Navy (US Navy Air Development Squadron Six), die zahlreiche Versorgungs- und Erkundungsflüge in der Antarktis unternahm.
Weblinks
- Airdevronsix Icefalls. In: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, archiviert vom (englisch). (englisch)
- Airdevronsix Icefalls, Foto auf antarcticanz.govt.nz
- Airdevronsix Icefalls auf geographic.org (englisch)
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Physische Positionskarte Antarktis, Mittabstandstreue Azimutalprojektion
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Physische Positionskarte Antarktis, Mittabstandstreue Azimutalprojektion
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The Airdevronsix Icefalls are a line of icefalls at the head of Wright Upper Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze (1956-57) for U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six, which had been formed to provide air support for the Deep Freeze operations and which had also carried out many important Antarctic exploratory flights. This icefall, which measures approximately 3 miles (5 km) wide and 1,300 ft (400 m) tall, is formed by the glacier spilling from the Polar Plateau forming the Wright Upper Glacier as it flows into the Wright Valley below.
The Airdevronsix Icefalls are a line of icefalls at the head of Wright Upper Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze (1956-57) for U.S. Navy Air Development Squadron Six, which had been formed to provide air support for the Deep Freeze operations and which had also carried out many important Antarctic exploratory flights. This icefall, which measures approximately 3 miles (5 km) wide and 1,300 ft (400 m) tall, is formed by the glacier spilling from the Polar Plateau forming the Wright Upper Glacier as it flows into the Wright Valley below.