Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica from 95° E to 105° E. It extends for an along-shore distance of about 384 kilometres, projecting seaward about 145 kilometres in the western portion and 64 kilometres in the east. It occupies an area of 33,820 square kilometres. It is part of Mawson Sea and separates th…
Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica from 95° E to 105° E. It extends for an along-shore distance of about 384 kilometres, projecting seaward about 145 kilometres in the western portion and 64 kilometres in the east. It occupies an area of 33,820 square kilometres. It is part of Mawson Sea and separates the Queen Mary Coast to the west from the Knox Coast of Wilkes Land to the east.
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