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The '''Swinburne Ice Shelf''' ( | The '''Swinburne Ice Shelf''' (77°10′S 153°55′W), is an [[ice shelf]] just north of [[Edward VII Peninsula]] and the Alexandra Mountains in the southern part of Sulzberger Bay. Although the ice shelf runs along the western border of [[Westarctica]], it is not actually a part of Westarctica's territory. | ||
[[Category: | The ice shelf is 20 miles long and 5 miles wide and extends from Fisher Island to the White Islands. | ||
[[Category: Ice | |||
==Discovery== | |||
It was photographed from aircraft and mapped by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (ByrdAE), 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain H.W Swinburne, Jr., Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], during Operation Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971. | |||
[[Category:Border Features]] | |||
[[Category: Ice Shelves]] | |||