Emerald Icefalls
The Emerald Icefalls are icefalls along the north side of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. They were so named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, in 1980, from the color of the serac.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dufayel Island and Arctowski Dome.
Dufayel Island
Islet
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dufayel Island is an island lying near the center of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named in December 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
Arctowski Dome
Peak
Arctowski Dome is an axial, main ice dome of King George Island, between 57°45'W and 58°50'W. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after Henryk Arctowski, a Polish meteorologist. Arctowski Dome is situated 4 km northwest of Emerald Icefalls.
Emerald Icefalls
- Type: Water
- Description: icefalls in the South Shetland Islands
- Categories: icefall and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Emerald Icefalls” goes by many names.
- German: “Emerald-Eisfälle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Emerald Icefalls”
- Polish: “Lodospady Szmaragdowe”
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