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The '''Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf''', also known as '''Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf''', is an Antarctic ice shelf bordering the [[Weddell Sea]]. | [[File:Coats Land map(1).jpg|thumb|Ronne Ice Shelf]] | ||
The '''Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf''', also known as '''Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf''', is an Antarctic ice shelf bordering the [[Weddell Sea]]. It lies directly east of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
The seaward side of the Filchner-Ronne [[ice shelf]] is divided into Eastern (Filchner) and the larger Western (Ronne) sections by [[Berkner Island]]. The whole ice shelf covers some 430,000 km², making it the second largest ice shelf in Antarctica, after the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. It grows perpetually due to a flow of inland ice sheets. From time to time, when the shearing stresses exceed the strength of the ice, cracks form and large parts of the ice sheet separate from the ice shelf and continue as icebergs. This is known as calving. | The seaward side of the Filchner-Ronne [[ice shelf]] is divided into Eastern (Filchner) and the larger Western (Ronne) sections by [[Berkner Island]]. The whole ice shelf covers some 430,000 km², making it the second largest ice shelf in Antarctica, after the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. It grows perpetually due to a flow of inland ice sheets. From time to time, when the shearing stresses exceed the strength of the ice, cracks form and large parts of the ice sheet separate from the ice shelf and continue as icebergs. This is known as calving. | ||