Norsel Iceport (), also known as Norselbukta or Bukhta Nursel, is a small
iceport
An iceport is a more-or-less permanent indentation in the front of an ice shelf, that can serve as a natural ice harbour. Though useful, they are not always reliable, as calving of surrounding ice shelves can render an iceport temporarily unstabl ...
in the front of the
Quar Ice Shelf
Quar Ice Shelf is the ice shelf between Cape Norvegia and Sorasen Ridge along the coast of Queen Maud Land.
Discovery and Naming
It was mapped by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952). The ice shelf was named a ...
, along the coast of
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addi ...
.
Discovery and naming
This feature was named by the
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE) (1949–1952) was the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists. The team members came from Norway, Sweden and the British Commonw ...
(NBSAE), 1949–52, which used it to moor and unload the expedition ship . The low ice front permitted easy access onto Quar Ice Shelf, where the NBSAE established
Maudheim Station
Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In add ...
about 1
nautical mile south of the iceport.
USGS GNIS: Norsel Iceport
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See also
* Ice pier
An ice pier or ice wharf is a man-made structure used to assist the unloading of ships in Antarctica. It is constructed by pumping seawater into a contained area and allowing the water to freeze. By repeating this procedure several times, additio ...
* Atka Iceport
* Erskine Iceport Erskine Iceport (), also known as Erskine Bay or General Erskine Bay, is an iceport about wide and long, which marks a more-or-less permanent indentation extending southeast into the seaward front of the extensive ice shelf fringing Queen Maud Lan ...
* Godel Iceport Godel Iceport is an iceport about wide, which marks a more-or-less permanent indentation in the seaward front of the extensive ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land.
Discovery and naming
Godel Iceport was named by United States Navy Ope ...
* Bay of Whales
The Bay of Whales was a natural ice harbour, or iceport, indenting the front of the Ross Ice Shelf just north of Roosevelt Island, Antarctica. It is the southernmost point of open ocean not only of the Ross Sea, but worldwide. The Ross Sea ex ...
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Ports and harbours of Queen Maud Land
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