Zubchatyy Ice Shelf

Zubchatyy Ice Shelf: Zubchatyy Ice Shelf (coord|67|13|S|49|5|E|) is a small ice shelf which borders the south side of Sakellari Peninsula in Enderby Land. Plotted by Russian cartographers from air photos taken by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1961-62. The Russian name means "toothed" and refers to the serrated nature of the ice front when viewed in plan.

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