Ross Ice Shelf - Some Observations
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 21:20
in Earth & Climate
Ross Ice Shelf - Some Observations The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf in the world with an area of roughly 182,000 square miles - 472,000 square kilometers. The shelf was named after Captain James Clark Ross who discovered it January 28th, 1841. The coast to which the ice shelf is attached reaches nearer to the south geographic pole than any other part of Antarctica's coast. Image source: NASA/MODIS Antarctic mosaic. read more