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Ice shelves in Antarctica form barriers to continental land, but are so large as to be effectively connected to the continent permanently. Ice shelves can be extremely tall -- hundreds of feet -- above the water line and so deep -- hundreds of metres -- as to make the water under them impenetrable by current technologies.
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What is the name of the two major ice shelves in antarctica?
The Ross Ice Shelf and the Ronnie Ice Shelf are the two biggest ice shelves in Antarctica.
Why do the ice shelves melt in summer in Antarctica?
Melting of Antarctica's ice shelves occurs underwater, based on warming ocean water. which melts the shelves from underneath. This phenomenon occurs all year and is not limited to summer.
Why is it important to get updated data about Antarctica's ice cover and ice shelves?
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What is happening to the ice shelves in antarctica?
Ice shelves in Antarctica are melting at an accelerating rate due to warming ocean temperatures and increased melting from the bottom. This can lead to the destabilization of the ice shelves and contribute to rising sea levels as more ice flows into the ocean. Scientists are closely monitoring these changes to understand their impact on the stability of the Antarctic ice sheet.
What is drifting ice in antarctica?
Icebergs (drifting ice) in Antarctica have broken off from the glaciers and ice shelves that stretch out over the sea at the continent's coastline.
Why are all of the ice shelves melting away from antarctica?
The centre of Antarctica has had snow falling on it for about 100,000 years. This snow doesn't melt but becomes ice with the weight of more snow on top. This is 7 million cubic miles (30 million cubic km) of ice.This huge weight of ice forces the ice outwards radially all round the coast in the form of ice shelves that float out on the surface of the ocean. Some of these shelves rest on the sea bed. The ocean is warming and the warmer water melts the ice underneath the shelves, so the shelves become thinner and break off to form icebergs.
How many ice shelves are there in antarctica?
lot's most of them brock down
How are the ice sheets of Antarctica breaking?
Your question is really about ice shelves, not the Antarctic ice sheet. The ice shelves are deteriorating because of warmer ocean waters that melt the ice shelf from below.
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.
Two major ice shelves in Antarctica?
You may be thinking of the Ross Ice Shelf or the Larson Ice Shelf.
What are the names of the main ice shelves in Antarctica?
You may be thinking of the Ross Ice Shelf, and the Larson Ice Shelves.Other major ice shelves are named Ekstrom, Amery, West, Shackleton and Voyeykov.
What are the rivers of ice in antarctica called?
i think the rivers of ice in Antarctica are called glaciers.
