Larsen Ice Shelf: Quick Facts

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Thematic map of Antarctica highlighting the disintegration of the Larsen Ice Shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula. An inset zooms in on the Larsen A and Larsen B ice shelves, using color codes to show areas of ice shelf loss from January 1995, January 1995 to January 2002, and February to March 2002, alongside the remaining ice shelf as of July 2002. Surrounding seas, land features, and other major ice shelves are labeled for context.

rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf

Larsen C Ice Shelf

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