Ice piedmont
The
Wormald Ice Piedmont
covers large parts of the
Wright Peninsula
on eastern Adelaide Island, Antarctica, and terminates in high ice cliffs on
Laubeuf Fjord
. The nunatak in the centre of the picture has a height of 398 m (1,306 ft). The mountains on the right form part of the
Stokes Peaks
and mark the northern edge of the ice piedmont. On the far left a melting pond can be seen on the ice. Viewing direction is toward the NNW.
An
ice piedmont
consists of "
Ice
covering a coastal strip of low-lying land backed by
mountains
."