Research on it include a study of its streaklines, and a study of its effect on nearby ecosystems of phytoplankton.
It is named for a man who also named two nearby volcanoes after his ships, Erebus and Terror. Research on it include a study of its streaklines, and a study of its effect on nearby ecosystems of phytoplankton. Parts of it, including B-15, and B-20, also known as "Goidzilla" recently separated from it in a process known as calving. Its anchor points include the Edward VII peninsula and the McMurdo Sound, and its size is estimated to range from about 196,000 to 208,000 square miles. Located between 155 W and 160 E longitude, its mean thickness is about 1100 feet. The headquarters for Robert Scott's 1911 epic sledding trip as well as Roald Amundsen's expedition to the south pole, it is located next to its namesake sea. FTP, identify this famed ice shelf in the Antarctic.
It is named for a man who also named two nearby volcanoes after his ships, Erebus and Terror.
Ross Ice Shelf