Nordenskjöld Coast
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The Nordenskjöld Coast (64° 30' S 60° 30' W) is located on the Antarctic Peninsula,[1] more specifically Graham Land, which is the top region of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is a thin, long ice sheet with an Alpine-style mountain chain.[2] The coast consists of 15m tall ice cliffs with ice shelves.[3]
Nordenskjöld Coast | |
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Coordinates: 64° 30' S 60° 30' W) | |
Location | Antarctic Peninsula |
Geology | Mountain chain |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 50 miles |
The Nordenskjöld Coast was discovered by Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish explorer and geographer, and Carl Anton Larsen, a Norwegian explorer and whaler, during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1901–1904.[4] The name was suggested by Edwin Swift Balch in 1909, who was part of the Antarctic Exhibition alongside Dr. Nordenskjöld.[2]
The Nordenskjöld coast extends 50 miles west-southwest from Cape Longing to Drygalski Bay and Cape Fareweather, with Oscar II Coast located to the south.[5] The Nordenskjöld Coast faces the Weddell Sea at the top of the Antarctic continent. The thinness of the Antarctic Peninsula and its northerly location makes it prone to change due to global warming.[6] The length and thickness of the ice sheet connected to the Nordenskjöld coast is monitored to track fluctuating climate patterns.[6] Ice shelves, called the Larsen shelves, found on the eastern side of the peninsula, have decreased significantly in recent years.[6] The Larsen A ice shelf that was extended from the Nordenskjöld Coast disintegrated in 1995.[7] There are now only a few small ice caps remaining along the Nordenskjöld coast.[7]