George VI Ice Shelf
The George VI Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf that occupies George VI Sound which separates Alexander Island from Palmer Land in Antarctica. The ice shelf extends from Ronne Entrance, at the southwest end of the sound, to Niznik Island, about 30 nautical miles south of the north entrance between Cape Brown and Cape Jeremy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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George VI Ice Shelf
- Type: Water
- Description: ice shelf in Antarctica
- Categories: ice shelf and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“George VI Ice Shelf” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Джордж VІ (шелфов ледник)”
- Bulgarian: “Джордж VІ”
- Chinese: “喬治六世冰架”
- Esperanto: “Glaciplatformo Georgo la Kvara”
- French: “barrière de George VI”
- French: “plateforme de glace de George VI”
- French: “Plateforme de glace de George VI”
- Georgian: “ჯორჯ VI-ის შელფური მყინვარი”
- German: “George-VI-Schelfeis”
- Hebrew: “מדף הקרח ג’ורג‘ השישי”
- Hebrew: “מדף הקרח ג’ורג’ השישי”
- Italian: “Piattaforma di ghiaccio Giorgio VI”
- Macedonian: “Џорџ VI”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “George VI-isen”
- Spanish: “Barrera de hielo Jorge VI”
- Swedish: “Georg VI:s shelfis”
- Swedish: “George VI-shelfis”
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