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Larsen Ice Shelf
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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

Larsen Ice Shelf: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: National Geographic - Our Antarctica Maps Show the Larsen Ice Shelf's Stunning Decades-Long Decline. Aug 28, 2019
Added description of the July 2017 calving of a massive iceberg from the Larsen C Ice Shelf. Aug 30, 2017
Added an aerial photo of the rift in the ice shelf and a map of Larsen C Ice Shelf. Aug 30, 2017
Article revised. Apr 28, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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