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Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf

ice shelf, Antarctica
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The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is a massive body of floating ice located at the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. It is one of the largest ice shelves on Earth, with a combined area of approximately 163,000 square miles (422,000 square km). The shelf is over 500 feet (150 meters) thick and extends inland for hundreds of miles.

Historically, the name "Filchner Ice Shelf" was applied to the entire mass, but it is now often combined with the "Ronne Ice Shelf" due to their partial separation by Berkner Island. Research stations from the United Kingdom, Argentina, and the United States have operated along its northern edge. The ice shelf is named after German explorer Wilhelm Filchner and American explorer Finn Ronne's wife, Edith Ronne.12

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