Ichime Glacier
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Ichime Glacier is a glacier
flowing to the sea just west of Kasumi Rock
in Queen Maud Land
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
(JARE), 1957–1962, who also gave the glacier its name.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
flowing to the sea just west of Kasumi Rock
Kasumi Rock
Kasumi Rock is a substantial rock exposure on the coast between Ichime Glacier and Kasumi Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition , 1957–62, who also gave the name....
in Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition was an ecological expedition studying the ecosystems near Syowa Station in Antarctica. The project was first undertaken in February 1986, and continued through January 2000. It was associated with the international BIOTAS program, which also launched in...
(JARE), 1957–1962, who also gave the glacier its name.