LC control no. | sh2001004757 |
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Geographic heading | Ross Ice Shelf (Antarctica) |
Geographic subdivision usage | Antarctica--Ross Ice Shelf |
Variant(s) | Grosse Eisebene (Antarctica) Ross Barrier (Antarctica) Ross Ice Barrier (Antarctica) Ross Shelf Ice (Antarctica) |
See also | Ice shelves--Antarctica |
Found in | Work 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 |