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Portions of glaciers/ice sheets that are floating over the ocean.

 

Definition source: AntarcticGlaciers

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Iceberg A76A on 2 June 2021 (Suomi NPP/VIIRS) - Feature Grid
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Iceberg A76A calves from the Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Brunt Ice Shelf Calves on 1 March 2021 (Terra/MODIS) - Feature Grid
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Iceberg Forms after Calving Event on Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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the Melville, Mapple, and Crane Glaciers; Jorum Glacier is in the foreground.
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After the Larsen B
Scientists study a luxuriant microbial mat on the Markham Ice Shelf, one of the last remaining ice ecosystems on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island.
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Breakup of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
Photograph of cracks in the Larsen B Ice Shelf south of the Seal Nunataks on Mary 13, 2002
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Fragment of its Former Shelf
Taken on March 3, 2000, this image shows the Ross Ice Shelf prior to the calving of iceberg B15.
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New Light on Ice Motion
February 5, 2000. This image captures the iceberg after it split into two sections (A and B).
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Disintegration of the Ninnis Glacier Tongue