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[[File:ice features.jpg|right|600px|Major ice features of Westarctica]] | [[File:ice features.jpg|right|600px|Major ice features of Westarctica]] | ||
The '''Sulzberger Ice Shelf''' (77°0′S 148°0′W) is an [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]] about 137 km (85 mi) long and 80 km (50 mi) wide bordering the coast of [[Westarctica]] between [[Edward VII Peninsula]] and the [[Guest Peninsula]]. | The '''Sulzberger Ice Shelf''' (77°0′S 148°0′W) is an [[ice-shelf|ice shelf]] about 137 km (85 mi) long and 80 km (50 mi) wide bordering the coast of [[Westarctica]] between [[Edward VII Peninsula]] and the [[Guest Peninsula]]. | ||
[[Cronenwett Island]], a large island bisected by the 150 degree line of longitude, is claimed in equal halves by Westarctica and New Zealand's [[Ross Dependency]] | |||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||