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Stange Ice Shelf

Stange Ice Shelf, Antarctic

Sea ice and sea smoke (fog formed when very cold air moves over warmer water) in front of the Stange Ice Shelf. The Stange Ice Shelf is located within the Ronne Entrance from the Southern Bellingshausen Sea at the start of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Rights: Mark Brandon, CC BY-ND 4.0
Published: 26 February 2019Size: 3.19 MB
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