Ad Astra Ice Cap () is an

ice cap In glaciology, an ice cap is a mass of ice that covers less than of land area (usually covering a highland area). Larger ice masses covering more than are termed ice sheets. Description By definition, ice caps are not constrained by topogra ...

Queen Louise Land Queen Louise Land (; ) is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederik VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The highest point of Queen Louise Land i ...

, northeastern

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Administratively it belongs to the

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History

The ice cap was mapped during the 1952–54

British North Greenland expedition The British North Greenland expedition was a British scientific mission, led by Commander James Simpson RN, which lasted from July 1952 to August 1954. A total of 30 men took part, though not all stayed for both years. The purpose of BNGE was pr ...

led by Commander James Simpson. It was named in honor of the

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in order to commemorate the air transport supplied to the expedition. The name "Adastra Ice Cap" had been suggested by Brian Roberts, but finally "Ad Astra Ice Cap" became the approved name.

Geography

The Ad Astra Ice Cap is the largest ice cap in

. It lies in the northern sector, to the east of the lower stretch of the

Admiralty Glacier Admiralty Glacier () is a glacier in Queen Louise Land, northeastern Greenland.Google Earth Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. History The glacier was mapped during the 1952–54 British North Greenland exped ...

. The Trefork Lake lies to the southwest. The small Gultop Glacier flows to the NNW from the northern end and joins the Admiralty Glacier near its terminus.

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Re-discovering the British North Greenland Expedition 1952-54Ice Recession in Dronning Louise Land, North-East Greenland
Ice caps of Greenland Queen Louise Land {{Greenland-geo-stub

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