List of Antarctic ice shelves

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This is a list of Antarctic ice shelves.

Ice shelves are attached to a large portion of the Antarctic coastline. Their total area is 1,541,700 km².^[1] Names are also listed in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Gazetteer.^[2] The ice shelf areas are listed below, clockwise, starting in the west of East Antarctica:

Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
Brunt Ice Shelf
Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf
Quar Ice Shelf
Ekstrom Ice Shelf
Jelbart Ice Shelf
Fimbul Ice Shelf
Vigrid Ice Shelf ({{{2}}})
Nivl Ice Shelf ({{{2}}})
Lazarev Ice Shelf
King Baudouin Ice Shelf
Hannan Ice Shelf
Zubchatyy Ice Shelf
Wyers Ice Shelf
Edward VIII Ice Shelf
Amery Ice Shelf
Publications Ice Shelf
West Ice Shelf

^† Indicates that the ice shelf has collapsed.^[3]

References

↑ "Maailma numeroina (The world in numbers)" (in fi) (XLS). Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland). http://www.stat.fi/tup/maanum/01_maantieteellisia_tietoja_aihepiireittain.xls.
↑ SCAR. "Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". http://www.antsdi.scar.org/placenames.
↑ "Press Release - Antarctic ice shelf 'hangs by a thread'". National Environment Research Council. British Antarctic Survey. March 25, 2008. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/press/press_releases/press_release.php?id=376.

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[area-1] "Maailma numeroina (The world in numbers)" (in fi) (XLS). Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland). http://www.stat.fi/tup/maanum/01_maantieteellisia_tietoja_aihepiireittain.xls.

[SCAR2009-2] SCAR. "Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". http://www.antsdi.scar.org/placenames.

[3] "Press Release - Antarctic ice shelf 'hangs by a thread'". National Environment Research Council. British Antarctic Survey. March 25, 2008. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/press/press_releases/press_release.php?id=376.

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List of Antarctic ice shelves

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