From the South Pole to the nearest point of the Ross Ice Shelf would be a little less than 400 km.
The South Pole sits on Antarctica's ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent. The Ross Ice Shelf may be the closest to the South Pole, even though it is securely attached to the ice sheet and its connecting boundary is imprecise.
No, he died about 700Km north of the South Pole, 11 miles from One Ton Depot on the Ross Ice Shelf.
It is the Ross sea and the Ross ice shelf.You're welcome.
The Ross ice shelf.
the Ross ice shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf floats on the Ross Sea.
the Ross ice shelf
yes the ross ice shelf is in antarctica =)
The Ross Ice Shelf is located in Antarctica.
Captain Scott didn't 'make it home': he died on his return trek from the South Pole on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
The Ross ice Shelf is a floating ice shelf connected to the Antarctic continent, that is about the size of France. The ocean under the shelf has never been explored.
The Ross Ice Shelf is on Antarctica.