Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf, sheet of floating ice bordering Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica, on the Indian Ocean. It was discovered and named for Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer, by Douglas Mawson’s expedition, 1911–14. It lies between the main Russian Antarctic station Mirnyy and the Polish station Dobrowlowski.
This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.
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Article Title:
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
12 January 2007
Access Date:
November 13, 2026