Jul 17 2026
Beardmore Glacier 🏔️ Overview Beardmore Glacier is one of the largest and most historically significant glaciers in Antarctica. Stretching from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf, this immense valley glacier forms a natural gateway through the Transantarctic Mountains, separating the Queen Alexandra Range from the Queen Maud Mountains. Measuring approximately 200 km (125 …
Jul 08 2026
Ross Ice Shelf 🏔️ Overview The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf in Antarctica and one of the most remarkable natural features on Earth. Covering an area of approximately 487,000 square kilometers (188,000 square miles)—roughly the size of Spain—it forms a vast floating extension of the Antarctic Ice Sheet over the southern Ross …
Feb 09 2025
Folgefonnen 🏔️ Overview Folgefonna is a vast glacier complex in the Hardanger region of western Norway, occupying high ground on the Folgefonna Peninsula between the Hardangerfjord and Sørfjorden. The name refers primarily to three separate plateau glaciers—Søndre Folgefonna, Midtre Folgefonna, and Nordre Folgefonna—along with a number of smaller ice bodies. The spelling Folgefonnen can be …
