Kershaw Ice Rumples
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Kershaw Ice Rumples is a large area of disturbed ice between Fletcher Ice Rise
Fletcher Ice Rise
Fletcher Ice Rise , or Fletcher Promontory, is a large ice rise, 100 miles long and 40 miles wide, at the southwest side of Ronne Ice Shelf. The feature is completely ice covered and rises between Rutford Ice Stream and Carlson Inlet. The ice rise was observed, photographed and roughly sketched by...

 and 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...

, in the southwest part of Ronne Ice Shelf. The feature appears in U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken in the 1960s and in imagery obtained by NASA Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1), 1973-74. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for John E.G. Kershaw, senior pilot with the British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....

(BAS), 1974-75.
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