Quar Ice Shelf

Coordinates: 71°20′S 11°0′W / 71.333°S 11.000°W Quar Ice Shelf is the ice shelf between Cape Norvegia and Sorasen Ridge along the coast of Queen Maud Land.

Discovery and Naming

It was mapped by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952). The ice shelf was named for Leslie Quar, a British radio mechanic and electrician with NBSAE, who drowned when the weasel (track-driven vehicle) in which he was riding drove over the edge of this ice shelf on February 24, 1951.

The NBSAE established Maudheim Station about 1 mile south of Norsel Iceport.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Quar Ice Shelf" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).