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Ross Ice Shelf (Antarctica)

LC control no.sh2001004757
Geographic headingRoss Ice Shelf (Antarctica)
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Geographic subdivision usageAntarctica--Ross Ice Shelf
Variant(s)Grosse Eisebene (Antarctica)
Ross Barrier (Antarctica)
Ross Ice Barrier (Antarctica)
Ross Shelf Ice (Antarctica)
See alsoIce shelves--Antarctica
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Found inWork cat.: The Ross Barrier and the mechanism of ice movement, 1925.
GNIS, Aug. 4, 2000 (Ross Ice Shelf; glacier; 81°30ʹS 175°00ʹW; variant names: Grosse Eisebene, Ross Barrier, Ross Ice Barrier, Ross Shelf Ice)
Encyc. Britannica online, Feb. 26, 2001 (Ross Ice Shelf; world's largest body of floating ice lying at the head of Ross Sea; if measured in square miles -- the size of France)
GNIS glacier; 81°30ʹ00ʺS 175°00ʹ00ʺW