Langhovde Glacier
Langhovde Glacier is an outlet glacier located at Soya Coast in East
Antarctica. The lower part of the glacier is bounded by slow-moving
ice and bedrock on its east and west, respectively. The ice is
floating within several kilometers from the terminus. The glacier
discharges ice into Lutzholm Bay through 2-3 km wide and 200-300 thick
calving front at a rate more than 100 m a-1. We have chosen
this glacier because of these typical features as a fast flowing
outlet glacier in Antarctica, as well as its proximity to Syowa
Station, a Japanese research station located at 20 km from the
glacier.
Landsat images of the study site. The actual size of the images are 150×150 km2, 20×20 km2,10×10 km2.
Photographs taken in 2011/12 field season
Langhovde Glacier (photographs taken in 2011/12 field season)