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Nickerson Ice Shelf (75°45′S 145°00′W), is an ice shelf about 35 miles wide, lying north of Siemiatkowski Glacier and the western part of Ruppert Coast on the coast of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The Nickerson Ice Shelf was first observed and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-30). It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander H.J. Nickerson, U.S. Navy, administrative officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during Operation Deep Freeze 1966.