Helland-Hansen Shoulder
Published: January 28, 2009, 12:00 am
Updated: December 23, 2011, 7:53 pm
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C Michael Hogan
The Helland-Hansen Shoulder is a mainly ice-covered ridge in Antarctica which extends southward from the west portion of Mount Fridtjof Nansen and overlooks the northern side of the head of Axel Heiberg Glacier, a glacier that descends from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf.
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This topographic feature was discovered in 1911 by Roald Armundsen and named by him for Prof. B. Helland-Hansen, of the University of Oslo, Norway.
Coordinates
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Latitude:
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85.2600 S
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Longitude:
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168.1000 W
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Helland-Hansen Shoulder". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 28, 2009; Last revised Date December 23, 2011; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Helland-Hansen_Shoulder>
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The Helland-Hansen Shoulder is a mainly ice-covered ridge in Antarctica which extends southward from the west portion of Mount Fridtjof Nansen and overlooks the northern side of the head of Axel Heiberg Glacier, a glacier that descends from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to improve this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
This topographic feature was discovered in 1911 by Roald Armundsen and named by him for Prof. B. Helland-Hansen, of the University of Oslo, Norway.
Coordinates
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Latitude:
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85.2600 S
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Longitude:
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168.1000 W
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Further reading
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