Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… … Wikipedia
Ice rise — An ice rise is a clearly defined elevation of the otherwise totally flat ice shelf, typically dome shaped and rising 100 to 200 meters above the surrounding ice shelf. An ice rise forms where the ice shelf touches the rocky seabed because of an… … Wikipedia
Miller Ice Rise — (69°5′S 67°37′W / 69.083°S 67.617°W / 69.083; 67.617) is an ice rise nearly 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide at the ice front (1974) of Wordie Ice Shelf, 16 … Wikipedia
Coker Ice Rise — (69°4′S 67°8′W / 69.067°S 67.133°W / 69.067; 67.133) is a small ice rise in Wordie Ice Shelf, 6 miles (10 km) west northwest of the Triune Peaks … Wikipedia
Napier Ice Rise — (69°14′S 67°47′W / 69.233°S 67.783°W / 69.233; 67.783) is an ice rise in the southwest portion of Wordie Ice Shelf, western Antarctic Peninsula, 12 nautical miles (22 km) … Wikipedia
Forster Ice Piedmont — The Forster Ice Piedmont (coord|69|22|S|67|0|W|) is an ice piedmont lying landward of the Wordie Ice Shelf, along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.The piedmont is formed by the confluence of Airy, Seller, Fleming and Prospect Glaciers… … Wikipedia
Polar ice cap — A polar ice cap is a high latitude region of a planet or moon that is covered in ice. There are no requirements with respect to size or composition for a body of ice to be termed a polar ice cap, nor any geological requirement for it to be over… … Wikipedia
McDonald Ice Rumples — The McDonald Ice Rumples (75°28′S 26°18′W / 75.467°S 26.3°W / 75.467; 26.3) constitute an ice rise on the Brunt Ice Shelf bordering the Weddell Sea in … Wikipedia
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
Climate of Antarctica — Surface temperature of Antarctica in winter and summer The climate of Antarctica is the coldest on the whole of Earth. Antarctica has the lowest naturally occurring temperature ever recorded on the ground on Earth: −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F)… … Wikipedia
