Shinnan Glacier ( ja, 新南氷河, ''Shinnan Hyoga'') is a
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
which flows northwest to the coast just east of
Shinnan Rocks
Shinnan Rocks is a substantial area of exposed coastal rocks at the west side of Shinnan Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The refers to a series of Japanese Antarcti ...
and marks the division between
Queen Maud Land and
Enderby Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The refers to a series of Japanese Antarctic expeditions for scientific research.
The first JARE expedition was launched in 1957 to coordinate with the International Geophysical Year. This was the team which left 15 dogs, including Taro and Ji ...
(JARE), 1957–62, and named Shinnan Hyōga (new south glacier).
See also
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Kakure Rocks
The Kakure Rocks () are two rocky exposures along the east wall of Shinnan Glacier, at the western extremity of Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The refers to ...
, rocky exposures along the east wall of Shinnan Glacier
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List of glaciers in the Antarctic
There are many glaciers in the Antarctic. This set of lists does not include ice sheets, ice caps or ice fields, such as the Antarctic ice sheet, but includes glacial features that are defined by their flow, rather than general bodies of ice. Th ...
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Glaciology
Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.
Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ...
References
Glaciers of Queen Maud Land
Prince Olav Coast
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