Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… … Wikipedia
Ice shelf — Barrière de glace Principales barrières de glace de l Antarctique Barrière de Ross (472 960 km²) … Wikipédia en Français
Ross Ice Shelf — an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea. * * * World s largest body of floating ice. It lies at the head of the Ross Sea, which forms an enormous indentation in Antarctica. Its area is estimated to be about the size of France. The great … Universalium
Ross Ice Shelf — The Ross Ice Shelf (coord|81|30|S|175|00|W|) is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly 487 000 km², and about 800 km across: about the size of France [http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about antarctica/teacher… … Wikipedia
Ayles Ice Shelf — The Ayles Ice Shelf was one of six major ice shelves in Canada, all located on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The ice shelf broke off from the coast on August 13, 2005, forming a giant ice island m to… … Wikipedia
Ellesmere Ice Shelf — The former Ellesmere Ice Shelf was the largest ice shelf in the Arctic, encompassing about convert|3500|sqmi|km2 of the north coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080729/wl canada nm/canada arctic… … Wikipedia
Milne Ice Shelf — The Milne Ice Shelf, a fragment of the former Ellesmere Ice Shelf, is located in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest ice shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Situated on the north west coast of Ellesmere Island, it is located… … Wikipedia
Ronne Ice Shelf — /roh neuh/ an ice barrier in Antarctica, in SW Weddell Sea, bordered by Ellsworth Land on the NW and Berkner Island on the E. [named after Finn Ronne, 1899 1980, U.S. explorer] * * * ▪ Antarctica large body of floating ice, lying at the… … Universalium
Filchner Ice Shelf — /filk neuhr, filkh / an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the SE Weddell Sea, bordered on the W by Berkner Island. * * * ▪ geological feature, Antarctica large body of floating ice, lying at the head of the Weddell Sea, which is itself an… … Universalium
Amery Ice Shelf — /ay meuh ree/ an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the SW Indian Ocean, bordered by Enderby Land on the N and American Highland on the W. * * * ▪ ice formation, Indian Ocean large body of floating ice, in an indentation in the Indian Ocean… … Universalium
