Venable Ice Shelf

Venable Ice Shelf: Venable Ice Shelf (coord|73|3|S|87|20|W|) is an ice shelf, 40 miles (60 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide, between Fletcher and Allison Peninsulas, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Cdm. J.D. Venable, U.S. Navy, Ships Operations Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.

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Williams Ice Stream — (coord|73|15|S|88|27|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is an ice Stream about 15 miles (24 km) long flowing into Venable Ice Shelf just east of Fletcher Peninsula. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US ACAN) after… … Wikipedia
Allison Peninsula — (coord|73|10|S|85|50|W|) is a narrow ice covered cove which extends into the Bellingshausen Sea from Ellsworth Land. It forms the east margin of the Venable Ice Shelf. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy… … Wikipedia
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