| Ad Astra Ice Cap | |
|---|---|
| Ad Astra Iskappe | |
 Ad Astra Ice Cap Sentinel-2 image. The Admiralty Glacier is seen on the upper left. | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Queen Louise Land |
| Coordinates | 77°00′N24°00′W / 77.000°N 24.000°W |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Ad Astra Ice Cap (Danish : Ad Astra Iskappe) is an ice cap in Queen Louise Land, northeastern Greenland. [1] Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The ice cap was mapped during the 1952–54 British North Greenland expedition led by Commander James Simpson. It was named in honor of the Royal Air Force 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. [2]
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