Wormald Ice PiedmontAn ice piedmont is a glacier that forms at the foot of a range of mountains with a front that is longer than the distance along the flow centerline. Wormald Ice Piedmont (67°29'S, 68°5'W) covers most of the eastern part of Wright Peninsula, Adelaide Island, and is named after a meteorologist of the British Antarctic Survey. The 25 km-long ice piedmont is close to Rothera Research Station, and as such is used as an emergency airfield as well as a training ground for field parties. |
![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/1_wormald_glacier_aerial.jpg) Aerial view of the SW end of Wormald Ice Piedmont, showing marine-terminating cliff, the Rothera runway and station buildings, and Rothera Point (centre). | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/2_wormald_glacier_clif_and_berg.jpg) Ice cliff of Wormald Ice Piedmont, with icebergs and new sea ice in the foreground, seen from Rothera Point. | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/3_wormald_glacier_and_bergs.jpg) Telephoto of ice cliff seen beyond three icebergs. Crevasses above the ice cliff indicate where the next calving event will occur. | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/4_wormald_glacier_south_bay_dsc_4091.jpg) View from the surface of Wormald Ice Piedmont, looking towards Mackay Point, where the ice is grounded, and beyond to Arrowsmith Peninsula on the mainland. |
![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/5_wormald_glacier_eastern_cliffs_dsc_5682.jpg) Evening view of Wormald Ice Piedmont and the hills beyond which nourish it, with icebergs in the foreground. Viewed from Rothera Point. | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/6_wormald_glacier_grounded_cliff_mackay_pt_dsc_6322.jpg) Aerial view of crevasses formed around Mackay Point. Note the piles of ice rubble at the foot of the cliffs. | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/7_wormald_glacier_cliff_collapse_dsc_4155.jpg) Close-up detail of the calving front of Wormald Glacier near Mackay Point. | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/8_wormald_glacier_stratification_dsc_3973.jpg) Stratification and cornices at the southwestern ice cliff next to the Rothera runway. |
![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/9_wormald_glacier_cliff_gaudry_dsc_6059.jpg) This image and the following six show the southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier, viewed from similar locations at Rothera Station, seen under different light and ice conditions. | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/10_wormald_glacier_cliff_fog_dsc_6054.jpg) The southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/11_wormald_glacier_cliff_crevasses_dsc_6097.jpg) The southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/12_wormald_glacier_cliff_fogbank_dsc_5894.jpg) The southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier |
![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/13_wormald_glacier_north_bay_dsc_3976.jpg) The southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/14_wormald_glacier_cliff_reflection_dsc_6150.jpg) The southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier | ![Wormald Ice Piedmont Wormald Ice Piedmont](icons/15_wormald_glacier_cliff_tele_dsc_6089.jpg) The southwestern cliffs of Wormald Glacier | |
Photos Michael Hambrey, November and December 2012. |