Joice Icefall
| Joice Icefall | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Victory Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| width | Max. 5 km | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 23 ′ S , 166 ° 21 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Lensen Glacier | |
The Joice Icefall is a 5 km wide glacial break in East Antarctic Victoria Land . With a height difference of 250 m, it extends from the polar plateau through the Millen Range to the Lensen Glacier .
The southern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (1962-1963) named him after Ian Joice, a field research assistant of the group.
Web links
- Joice Icefall in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Joice Icefall on geographic.org (English)