Henry Ice Rise
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Henry Ice Rise is a triangular-shaped ice rise
about 110 kilometres (68.4 mi) long located between Korff Ice Rise
and the southern portion of Berkner Island
in the Ronne Ice Shelf. It was first visited by the US-IGY geophysical traverse party from Ellsworth Station
, 1957–58, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after Capt. Clifford D. Henry, Military Sealift Command
, a veteran American polar sea captain and master of USNS Private John R. Towle. Henry died aboard his ship, February 16, 1975, while returning from his fourteenth voyage to Antarctica in support of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.
Ice rise
An ice rise is a clearly defined elevation of the otherwise totally flat ice shelf, typically dome-shaped and rising 100 to 200 meters above the surrounding ice shelf. An ice rise forms where the ice shelf touches the rocky seabed because of an elevation in the seabed that remains below sea level...
about 110 kilometres (68.4 mi) long located between Korff Ice Rise
Korff Ice Rise
Korff Ice Rise is an ice rise, 80 miles long and 20 miles wide, lying 50 miles eastnortheast of Skytrain Ice Rise in the southwest part of Ronne Ice Shelf. It was discovered by the US-IGY Ellsworth Traverse Party, 1957–58, and named by the party for Prof. Serge A. Korff, vice chairman of the...
and the southern portion of Berkner Island
Berkner Island
Berkner Island or Berkner Ice Rise or Hubley Island is a high and completely ice-covered large island about long and wide in Antarctica, with an area of . It is the second largest island of both Antarctica and the British Antarctic Territory, after Alexander Island. It is also located within the...
in the Ronne Ice Shelf. It was first visited by the US-IGY geophysical traverse party from Ellsworth Station
Ellsworth Station
The Ellsworth Station was an Antarctic base established by the United States during the 1957 International Geophysical Year. The base was soon handed over to Argentina and subsequently abandoned and covered with ice in 1962.-History:...
, 1957–58, and named by the 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 Capt. Clifford D. Henry, Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's...
, a veteran American polar sea captain and master of USNS Private John R. Towle. Henry died aboard his ship, February 16, 1975, while returning from his fourteenth voyage to Antarctica in support of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.