Abbot Ice Shelf - Revision history

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	The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] from [[Cape Waite]] to Pfrogner Point in [[Antarctica]].		The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] 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\|Sherman]], Carpenter Island, [[Dustin Island\|Dustin]], Johnson Island, [[McNamara Island\|McNamara]], [[Farwell Island\|Farwell]] and [[Dendtler Island\|Dendtler]]) lie partly or wholly within this shelf.		[[Thurston Island]] lies along the northern edge of the western half of this ice shelf; other sizable islands ([[Sherman Island\|Sherman]], [[Carpenter Island]], [[Dustin Island\|Dustin]], Johnson Island, [[McNamara Island\|McNamara]], [[Farwell Island\|Farwell]] and [[Dendtler Island\|Dendtler]]) lie partly or wholly within this shelf.

	==Discovery==		==Discovery==

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	==Discovery==		==Discovery==
	The ice shelf was first sighted by members of U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in flights from the USS ''Bear'', in February 1940, and its western portion was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The full extent was mapped by ~~USGS~~ from ~~USN~~ air photos of 1966.		The ice shelf was first sighted by members of U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in flights from the [[USS Bear\|USS ''Bear'']], in February 1940, and its western portion was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The full extent of the ice shelf was mapped by U.S. Geographic Service from U.S. Navy air photos taken in 1966.

	==Name==		==Name==

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	==Name==		==Name==
	Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.		Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.
	[[File:Abbott Ice Shelf shadow crevasses.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|DC-8 shadow against crevasses on Abbott Ice Shelf]]		[[File:Abbott Ice Shelf shadow crevasses.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|left\|DC-8 shadow against crevasses on Abbott Ice Shelf]]


	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Ice Shelves]]		[[Category:Ice Shelves]]

Westarctica: added picture

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	[[File:ice features.jpg\|right\|~~600px~~]]		[[File:ice features.jpg\|right\|500px]]
	The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] from [[Cape Waite]] to Pfrogner Point in [[Antarctica]].		The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] from [[Cape Waite]] to Pfrogner Point in [[Antarctica]].

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	==Discovery==		==Discovery==
	The ice shelf was first sighted by members of U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in flights from the ~~ship~~ ''Bear'', in February 1940, and its western portion was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The full extent was mapped by USGS from USN air photos of 1966.		The ice shelf was first sighted by members of U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in flights from the USS ''Bear'', in February 1940, and its western portion was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The full extent was mapped by USGS from USN air photos of 1966.

	==Name==		==Name==
	Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.		Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.
			[[File:Abbott Ice Shelf shadow crevasses.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|DC-8 shadow against crevasses on Abbott Ice Shelf]]


	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
	[[Category:Ice Shelves]]		[[Category:Ice Shelves]]

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	The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] from [[Cape Waite]] to Pfrogner Point in [[Antarctica]].		The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] 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\|Sherman]], [[Carpenter Island~~\|Carpenter]]~~, [[Dustin Island\|Dustin]], [[Johnson Island~~\|Johnson]]~~, [[McNamara Island\|McNamara]], [[Farwell Island\|Farwell]] and [[Dendtler Island\|Dendtler]]) lie partly or wholly within this shelf.		[[Thurston Island]] lies along the northern edge of the western half of this ice shelf; other sizable islands ([[Sherman Island\|Sherman]], Carpenter Island, [[Dustin Island\|Dustin]], Johnson Island, [[McNamara Island\|McNamara]], [[Farwell Island\|Farwell]] and [[Dendtler Island\|Dendtler]]) lie partly or wholly within this shelf.

	==Discovery==		==Discovery==

Baron of Bastanchury: map

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map

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	[[File:~~Abbott Ice Shelf shadow crevasses~~.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~DC-8 shadow against crevasses on Abbott Ice Shelf~~]]		[[File:ice features.jpg\|right\|600px]]
	The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] from [[Cape Waite]] to Pfrogner Point in [[Antarctica]].		The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] from [[Cape Waite]] to Pfrogner Point in [[Antarctica]].

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	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]
			[[Category:Ice Shelves]]

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	==Name==		==Name==
	Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.		Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.


			[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

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[[File:Abbott Ice Shelf shadow crevasses.jpg|thumb|DC-8 shadow against crevasses on Abbott Ice Shelf]]
The '''Abbot Ice Shelf''' is an [[ice-shelf]] 250 mi (400 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, bordering the [[Eights Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] 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|Sherman]], [[Carpenter Island|Carpenter]], [[Dustin Island|Dustin]], [[Johnson Island|Johnson]], [[McNamara Island|McNamara]], [[Farwell Island|Farwell]] and [[Dendtler Island|Dendtler]]) lie partly or wholly within this shelf.

==Discovery==
The ice shelf was first sighted by members of U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in flights from the ship ''Bear'', in February 1940, and its western portion was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The full extent was mapped by USGS from USN air photos of 1966.

==Name==
Named by US-ACAN for Rear Admiral James Lloyd Abbot, Jr., Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to June 1969.