Harrisson Ice Rises
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Harrisson Ice Rises is a local swelling of the ice surface 12 nautical miles (22 km) west-southwest of Henderson Island
, where the Shackleton Ice Shelf
overrides an underlying obstruction. Discovered by the Eastern Sledge Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(1911–14) under Douglas Mawson
, who named the feature for Charles T. Harrisson, biologist with the expedition.
Henderson Island (Shackleton Ice Shelf)
Henderson Island is an ice-covered island long and rising to , lying southeast of Masson Island within the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Henderson Island is located at . Henderson Island was discovered in August 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas...
, where the Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica for about 384 km , projecting seaward about 145 km in the western portion and 64 km in the east. It occupies an area of 33,820 km². It is part of Mawson Sea and separates the Queen Mary Coast to the west from...
overrides an underlying obstruction. Discovered by the Eastern Sledge Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
(1911–14) under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, who named the feature for Charles T. Harrisson, biologist with the expedition.