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How does an ice shelf form?

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An ice shelf is a floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. The thickness of ice shelves can range from about 100 to 1000 meters (328 to 3280 ft).

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When glaciers like the ones on ross island get pushed to the ocean an ice shelf is formed and creates a landscape that looks like a land mass.

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the breaking of the ice and eroetion

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What are the two largest ice shelves in Antarctica?

You can pick any two you want. From the Wikipedia entry: here is a list of the ice shelves, listed clockwise, starting in the West of East Antarctica. An ice sheet is included in the list: "Filchner Ice Shelf "Brunt Ice Shelf "Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf "Quar Ice Shelf "Ekstrom Ice Shelf "Jelbart Ice Shelf "Fimbul Ice Shelf "Lazarev Ice Shelf "King Baudouin Ice Shelf "Hannan Ice Shelf "Zubchatyy Ice Shelf "Wyers Ice Shelf "Edward VIII Ice Shelf "Amery Ice Shelf "Publications Ice Shelf "West Ice Shelf "Shackleton Ice Shelf "Moscow University Ice Shelf "Voyeykov Ice Shelf "Cook Ice Shelf "Slava Ice Shelf "Gillett Ice Shelf "Nansen Ice Sheet "McMurdo Ice Shelf "Ross Ice Shelf "Swinburne Ice Shelf "Sulzberger Ice Shelf "Nickerson Ice Shelf "Getz Ice Shelf "Dotson Ice Shelf "Crosson Ice Shelf "Cosgrove Ice Shelf "Abbot Ice Shelf "Venable Ice Shelf "Stange Ice Shelf "Bach Ice Shelf "George VI Ice Shelf "Wilkins Ice Shelf "Wordie Ice Shelf "Jones Ice Shelf "Müller Ice Shelf "Prince Gustav Ice Shelf "Larsen Ice Shelf (Larsen A and B) "Ronne Ice Shelf"


What is the ice Shelf?

the Ross ice shelf


What is an ice shelf?

an ice shelf is a shelf of ice, which is floating on the water. There are several large ice shelves around Antarctica.


What ice shelf do most mountain peaks rise?

The Ross ice shelf.


When does the Ross Ice Shelf form?

The Ross Ice Shelf is a permanent part of the Antarctic continent, that rises to about 600 feet above sea level. The underside of the shelf remains largely unexplored. Its formation is continuous.


What is the largest ice shelf?

the Ross ice shelf


Icebergs from when ice breaks off of a n?

Icebergs form when chunks or slabs of ice break off of a glacier. They can also form when chunks of ice break free from an ice shelf.


What are some names of antarctica ice shelfs?

A few are named below: Ross ice shelf Ronne/Filchner ice shelf Riiser-Larsen ice shelf Larsen ice shelf


What are the names of the part of Antarctica?

A few of Antarctica's ice shelfs are as named below: Ross ice shelf Ronne/Filchner ice shelf Riiser-Larson ice shelf Larsen ice shelf


Which ice shelf is the furthest North?

The Ronne ice shelf


What is the Ross Ice Shelf?

The Ross ice Shelf is a floating ice shelf connected to the Antarctic continent, that is about the size of France. The ocean under the shelf has never been explored.


What ice shelf is near Lambert Glacier?

The Amery Ice Shelf