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{{about||the ice cap in Nunavut|Ad Astra Ice Cap}}
{{Short description|Ice cap in northeastern Greenland}}
{{Infobox glacier
| name = Ad Astra Ice Cap
| other_name =''Ad Astra Iskappe''
| photo = Ad Astra Ice Cap QLL 2023-07-16-23 59 Sentinel-2 L1C True color.jpg
| photo_caption = Ad Astra Ice Cap [[Sentinel-2]] image. The [[Admiralty Glacier]] is seen on the upper left.
| type = [[Ice cap]]
| location =  [[Queen Louise Land]]
| map = Greenland
| map_caption = Location within Greenland
| coordinates = {{coord|77|00|N|24|00|W|region:GL_dim:30000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| mark = Blue_pog.svg
| area =
| length = {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}}
| thickness =
| terminus =
| status =
}}
'''Ad Astra Ice Cap''' ({{langx|da|Ad Astra Iskappe}}) is an [[ice cap]] in [[Queen Louise Land]], northeastern [[Greenland]].<ref name="GE">[[Google Earth]]</ref> Administratively it belongs to the [[Northeast Greenland National Park]].
==History==
The ice cap was mapped during the 1952–54 [[British North Greenland expedition]] led by [[James Simpson (explorer)|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 Birley Roberts|Brian Roberts]], but finally "Ad Astra Ice Cap" became the approved name.<ref name="cat">{{cite web|url=https://data.geus.dk/geusmap/?mapname=stednavnedb#baslay=baseMapGl&optlay=&extent=549832.8357720698,8582739.868248867,622444.3190166993,8680765.370629115&layers=grl_geus_north_east_higgins_map,grl_ne_higgins_placenames,grl_ne_placenames&filter_1=txt_search.part%3D%26placename%3D&filter_2=txt_search.part%3D%26placename%3D|website=data.geus.dk|title=Place names, northern East Greenland  |access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref>
==Geography==
The Ad Astra Ice Cap is the largest ice cap in [[Queen Louise Land]]. It lies in the northern sector, to the east of the lower stretch of the [[Admiralty Glacier]]. 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.<ref name="cat"/>
==See also==
*[[List of glaciers in Greenland]]
*[[Queen Louise Land]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2021/08/13/re-discovering-the-british-north-greenland-expedition-1952-54/ Re-discovering the British North Greenland Expedition 1952-54]
*[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-recession-in-dronning-louise-land-northeast-greenland/40898577A06CCBCD4556E7AF2E679D73 Ice Recession in Dronning Louise Land, North-East Greenland]
[[Category:Ice caps of Greenland]]
[[Category:Queen Louise Land]]
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