Abbot Ice Shelf
The Abbot Ice Shelf (72°45′S 96°00′W) is an ice shelf 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi) long and 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) wide, bordering Eights Coast from Cape Waite to Pfrogner Point in Antarctica. Thurston Island lies along the northern edge of the western half of this ice shelf; other sizable islands (Sherman Island, Carpenter Island, Dustin Island, Johnson Island, McNamara Island, Farwell Island and Dendtler Island) lie partly or wholly within this shelf.
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Abbot Ice Shelf, MODIS image from 10 March 2003, 14:50 | |
| Coordinates | 72°45′S 96°00′W |
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