Ludvig Glacier
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Ludvig Glacier is a tributary glacier
draining north between Arthurson Bluff
and Mount Gale
to join Kirkby Glacier
near the coast of north Victoria Land
. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) for Ludvig Larsen
, chief officer of the ship Thala Dan
in which ANARE explored this coast, 1962.
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...
draining north between Arthurson Bluff
Arthurson Bluff
Arthurson Bluff is a mostly ice-covered bluff overlooking the confluence of Ludvig Glacier and Kirkby Glacier from the west, near the north coast of Victoria Land. A helicopter landing was made here by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by Phillip Law in 1962. The...
and Mount Gale
Mount Gale
Mount Gale is a promontory at the north end of Frecker Ridge in the Anare Mountains, Victoria Land. It stands at the south side of the confluence of Ludvig Glacier and Kirkby Glacier. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Commander d'A.T...
to join Kirkby Glacier
Kirkby Glacier
Kirkby Glacier is a glacier, 20 miles in length. This glacier drains the central Anare Mountains and flows northwest to the sea three miles from Cape North, and just north of Arthurson Bluff, northern Victoria Land.-Discovery and naming:...
near the coast of north Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) for Ludvig Larsen
Ludvig Larsen
Ludvig Olav Larsen was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He won an Olympic silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp for team, free rifle.-References:...
, chief officer of the ship Thala Dan
Thala Dan
MV Thala Dan was one of a fleet of icebreaking cargo-passenger ships operated by the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S Lines, and chartered to, inter alia, ANARE...
in which ANARE explored this coast, 1962.