Fimbul Ice Shelf
Coordinates: 70°30′S 0°10′W / 70.500°S 0.167°W
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The Fimbul Ice Shelf is an Antarctic ice shelf about 200 km (120 mi) long and 100 km (60 mi) wide, nourished by Jutulstraumen Glacier, bordering the coast of Queen Maud Land from 3°W to 3°E. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–1959) and named Fimbulisen (the giant ice).[1]
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- ^ "Fimbul Ice Shelf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Fimbul Ice Shelf". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Ice shelves of Queen Maud Land
- Princess Martha Coast
- Princess Martha Coast geography stubs