Cosgrove Ice Shelf - Revision history

DukeBearPeninsula: added note on WPS consideration

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	* [[Molar Island]]		* [[Molar Island]]
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			==Protection by the government==
			The area had been identified as a candidate for protection under the [[Westarctican Parks Service]].

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

Westarctica at 14:16, 21 June 2024

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Names for Lieutenant Jerome R. Cosgrove, U.S. Navy Reserve, assistant communications officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Navy Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1967 and 1968.		It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Names for Lieutenant Jerome R. Cosgrove, U.S. Navy Reserve, assistant communications officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Navy Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1967 and 1968.

			==Geography==
			Since the first detailed measurements were conducted in 1996, the Cosgrove Ice Shelf has continually retreated due to the effect of deep circumpolar water eroding the shelf from below. This retreat has opened Ferrero Bay and revealed numerous islands, which are named as they are discovered in open water.

			Currently, two island groups exist within Ferrero Bay that were previously covered by [[ice]]:

			* [[Molar Island]]
			* [[Early Islands]]

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

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	[[File:~~ice features~~.jpg\|~~right~~\|~~600px~~\|~~Major ice features of Westarctica~~]]		[[File:Ferrero Bay Map.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Map showing Ferrero Bay and the Cosgrove Ice Shelf]]
	The '''Cosgrove Ice Shelf''' is a 35-mile (56 km) long by 25-mile (40 km) wide [[ice-shelf\|ice shelf]], occupying the inner (east) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Cosgrove Ice Shelf''' is a 35-mile (56 km) long by 25-mile (40 km) wide [[ice-shelf\|ice shelf]], occupying the inner (east) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in [[Westarctica]]'s [[Ferrero Bay]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Names for Lieutenant Jerome R. Cosgrove, U.S. Navy Reserve, assistant communications officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Navy Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1967 and 1968.		It was mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Names for Lieutenant Jerome R. Cosgrove, U.S. Navy Reserve, assistant communications officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Navy Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1967 and 1968.

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

Baron of Bastanchury: map

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			[[File:ice features.jpg\|right\|600px\|Major ice features of Westarctica]]
	The '''Cosgrove Ice Shelf''' is a 35-mile (56 km) long by 25-mile (40 km) wide [[ice-shelf\|ice shelf]], occupying the inner (east) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in [[Westarctica]].		The '''Cosgrove Ice Shelf''' is a 35-mile (56 km) long by 25-mile (40 km) wide [[ice-shelf\|ice shelf]], occupying the inner (east) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in [[Westarctica]].

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The '''Cosgrove Ice Shelf''' is a 35-mile (56 km) long by 25-mile (40 km) wide [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]], occupying the inner (east) part of the embayment between the [[King Peninsula]] and the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for Lieutenant Jerome R. Cosgrove, U.S. Navy Reserve, assistant communications officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Navy Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1967 and 1968.

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