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Filchner Ice Shelf

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[filk-ner, filkh-] / ˈfɪlk nər, ˈfɪlx- /

noun

  1. an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the SE Weddell Sea, bordered on the W by Berkner Island.


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It calved, or broke off, from the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1986 but got stuck on the seafloor and then trapped in an ocean vortex.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

In 1987, a massive iceberg, called A23, broke off from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf.

From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 6, 2023

The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023

In the south Weddell Sea, not far from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf, scientists discovered a group of roughly 60 million icefish nests on the ocean floor.

From NewsForKids.net • Jan. 18, 2022

"The AUV therefore had to make a 110km round trip in order to reach a point 20km inside the cavity beneath the 550m-thick Filchner Ice Shelf," he explained.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2018