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[[File:Map-antarctica-ross-ice-shelf-red-x.png|thumb|Ross Ice Shelf is indicated by red X]] | |||
The '''Ross Ice Shelf''' is the largest [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] (as of 2013 an area of roughly 500,809 km<sup>2</sup>) and about 800k across, about the size of France). It is several hundred meters thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 m high above the water surface. Ninety percent of the floating [[ice]], however, is below the water surface. | The '''Ross Ice Shelf''' is the largest [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] (as of 2013 an area of roughly 500,809 km<sup>2</sup>) and about 800k across, about the size of France). It is several hundred meters thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 m high above the water surface. Ninety percent of the floating [[ice]], however, is below the water surface. | ||