Engelhardt Ice Ridge
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Engelhardt Ice Ridge is an ice ridge between Whillans Ice Stream
and Kamb Ice Stream
(formerly Ice Streams B and C) near the junction of Gould Coast
and Siple Coast
in Marie Byrd Land
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after Hermann Engelhardt, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology
; United States Antarctic Program
(USAP) geophysicist who drilled borehole
s in Whillans and Kamb Ice Stream
s in eleven field seasons, 1988 - 2001.
Whillans Ice Stream
Whillans Ice Stream , a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, formerly known as Ice Stream B, renamed in 2001 in honor of Ohio State University glaciologist Dr. Ian Whillans.-Recent Research:...
and Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream , a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, formerly known as Ice Stream C, renamed in 2001 in honor of Caltech Glaciologist Dr. Barclay Kamb.-Sources:*...
(formerly Ice Streams B and C) near the junction of Gould Coast
Gould Coast
The Gould Coast is that portion of the coast along the east margin of the Ross Ice Shelf between the west side of Scott Glacier and the south end of Siple Coast . Named by NZ-APC in 1961 for Laurence M. Gould, a geologist who was second-in-command of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Gould...
and Siple Coast
Siple Coast
Siple Coast is the middle portion of the relatively ill-defined coast along the east side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between the north end of Gould Coast and the south end of Shirase Coast . The area was originally called Kirton Coast, but was renamed by NZ-APC in 1961 after Paul A. Siple, a noted...
in Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) after Hermann Engelhardt, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
; United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It co-ordinates research and the operational support for research in the region...
(USAP) geophysicist who drilled borehole
Borehole
A borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft bored in the ground, either vertically or horizontally. A borehole may be constructed for many different purposes, including the extraction of water or other liquid or gases , as part of a geotechnical investigation, environmental site...
s in Whillans and Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream , a glaciological feature of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, formerly known as Ice Stream C, renamed in 2001 in honor of Caltech Glaciologist Dr. Barclay Kamb.-Sources:*...
s in eleven field seasons, 1988 - 2001.