Moscow University Ice Shelf

Moscow University Ice Shelf (67°0′S 121°0′E / 67°S 121°E / -67; 121Coordinates: 67°0′S 121°0′E / 67°S 121°E / -67; 121) is a narrow ice shelf, about 120 miles (193 km) long, which fringes Sabrina Coast between Totten Glacier and Paulding Bay. Dalton Iceberg Tongue extends north from the east part of the shelf. The feature was partly delineated from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and further photographed and mapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958. It was named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition after Moscow University.

See also

• List of glaciers
• List of Antarctic ice shelves

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Moscow University Ice Shelf" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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