Henry Ice Rise

Henry Ice Rise
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height	250 m
location	Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf , Weddell Sea
Coordinates	80 ° 33 ′ 51 ″ S , 61 ° 17 ′ 22 ″ W Coordinates: 80 ° 33 ′ 51 ″ S , 61 ° 17 ′ 22 ″ W

The Henry Ice Rise is a 250 m high and triangular ice dome 110 km in extent off the coast of the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, it rises between the Korff Ice Rise and the southern section of Berkner Island .

He was first visited by a US team to explore the Ellsworthland during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1977 after Clifford D. Henry (1918-1975) of the Military Sealift Command , captain of the USNS Private John R. Towle , who died on February 16, 1975 on the return voyage from Antarctic waters.

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