0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How is an ice cap and ice shelf and pack ice formed in Antarctica?
because the climate of Antarctica is cold
How is an ice shelf formed?
Over millennia, ice builds up on land, which slopes into open water. Over time, gravity forces the ice to flow downhill into the water. A ice shelf is formed because the water's wave action has not broken off the ice to form icebergs.
What are the two largest ice shelves in Antarctica?
You can pick any two you want. From the Wikipedia entry: here is a list of the ice shelves, listed clockwise, starting in the West of East Antarctica. An ice sheet is included in the list: "Filchner Ice Shelf "Brunt Ice Shelf "Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf "Quar Ice Shelf "Ekstrom Ice Shelf "Jelbart Ice Shelf "Fimbul Ice Shelf "Lazarev Ice Shelf "King Baudouin Ice Shelf "Hannan Ice Shelf "Zubchatyy Ice Shelf "Wyers Ice Shelf "Edward VIII Ice Shelf "Amery Ice Shelf "Publications Ice Shelf "West Ice Shelf "Shackleton Ice Shelf "Moscow University Ice Shelf "Voyeykov Ice Shelf "Cook Ice Shelf "Slava Ice Shelf "Gillett Ice Shelf "Nansen Ice Sheet "McMurdo Ice Shelf "Ross Ice Shelf "Swinburne Ice Shelf "Sulzberger Ice Shelf "Nickerson Ice Shelf "Getz Ice Shelf "Dotson Ice Shelf "Crosson Ice Shelf "Cosgrove Ice Shelf "Abbot Ice Shelf "Venable Ice Shelf "Stange Ice Shelf "Bach Ice Shelf "George VI Ice Shelf "Wilkins Ice Shelf "Wordie Ice Shelf "Jones Ice Shelf "Müller Ice Shelf "Prince Gustav Ice Shelf "Larsen Ice Shelf (Larsen A and B) "Ronne Ice Shelf"
What is the ice Shelf?
the Ross ice shelf
What is an ice shelf?
an ice shelf is a shelf of ice, which is floating on the water. There are several large ice shelves around Antarctica.
What ice shelf do most mountain peaks rise?
The Ross ice shelf.
What is the largest ice shelf?
the Ross ice shelf
What is the difference between a ice sheet and a ice shelf?
An ice sheet is a massive glacier that covers land, while an ice shelf is a floating platform of ice attached to the coast. Ice sheets are formed from accumulated snow over thousands of years, while ice shelves are formed from glaciers flowing off the land.
What are some names of antarctica ice shelfs?
A few are named below: Ross ice shelf Ronne/Filchner ice shelf Riiser-Larsen ice shelf Larsen ice shelf
How does an ice shelf form?
An ice shelf forms when snow and ice accumulate on land, eventually flowing towards the ocean due to gravity. As the ice reaches the ocean, it forms a floating platform of ice that extends from the coastline, known as an ice shelf. Warmer ocean waters underneath the ice shelf can cause melting and calving of large icebergs from the shelf's edge.
What are the names of the part of Antarctica?
A few of Antarctica's ice shelfs are as named below: Ross ice shelf Ronne/Filchner ice shelf Riiser-Larson ice shelf Larsen ice shelf
Which ice shelf is the furthest North?
The Ronne ice shelf
