Nobu Shirase
Japanese army officer and explorer.
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Japanese Antarctic Expedition
The first such expedition by a non-European nation.
The first such expedition by a non-European nation.
The brainchild of an army reserve lieutenant, Nobu Shirase, the expedition was privately funded.
King Edward VII Land
Large, ice-covered peninsula which forms the northwestern extremity of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.
Large, ice-covered peninsula which forms the northwestern extremity of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica.
The coastline was further explored by the Nimrod Expedition under Ernest Shackleton in 1908–09, and the first landfall was made by a party of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition led by Shirase Nobu in 1912.
Nikaho, Akita
City located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
City located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
a memorial museum which focuses on the Antarctic Expedition by local explorer Shirase Nobu and includes a replica of Shirase's ship.
Shirase Coast
North segment of the relatively ill-defined coast along the east side of Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Sea, lying between the north end of Siple Coast (about -80.16667°N, -151°W) and Cape Colbeck.
North segment of the relatively ill-defined coast along the east side of Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Sea, lying between the north end of Siple Coast (about -80.16667°N, -151°W) and Cape Colbeck.
Named by NZ-APC in 1961 after Lieutenant Nobu Shirase (1861-1946), leader of the Japanese expedition, whose ship Kainan Maru sailed near this coast in January 1912.
Shirase Glacier
Large glacier entering Havsbotn, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay in Antarctica.
Large glacier entering Havsbotn, the bay that forms the head of Lutzow-Holm Bay in Antarctica.
Surveys by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) of 1957–62, revealed the large glacier in this position which they named after Lt. Nobu Shirase, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1911–12.
Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003)
Japanese icebreaker operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and is Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions.
Japanese icebreaker operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and is Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions.
This glacier bears the family name of Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, a Japanese pioneer in Antarctic exploration.
Kainan Maru (Antarctic expedition ship)
Converted fishing boat that was used as the expedition vessel during the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910 to 1912.
Converted fishing boat that was used as the expedition vessel during the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910 to 1912.
The expedition was the brainchild of an army reserve officer, Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, who believed that Japan should take its place alongside the Western powers in the exploration of Antarctica.
Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5002)
Japanese icebreaker operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan's third icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions.
Japanese icebreaker operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan's third icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions.
) This glacier bears the family name, which is written in kanji, of Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, a Japanese pioneer of Antarctic exploration.
Kainan Bay
Iceport which indents the front of the Ross Ice Shelf about 37 nmi northeast of the northwestern end of Roosevelt Island, Antarctica.
Iceport which indents the front of the Ross Ice Shelf about 37 nmi northeast of the northwestern end of Roosevelt Island, Antarctica.
It was named by the Japanese Antarctic Expedition under Lieutenant Shirase Nobu which, in January 1912, effected a landing on the ice shelf here from the ship Kainan Maru.
September 1946
The following events occurred in September 1946:
The following events occurred in September 1946:
Died: Nobu Shirase, 85, leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1912