Ross Ice Shelf

American

noun

an ice barrier filling the S part of the Ross Sea.

Ross Ice Shelf British

noun

Also called: Ross Barrier. Ross Shelf Ice. the ice shelf forming the S part of the Ross Sea, between Victoria Land and Byrd Land

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These simulations showed that meltwater from other Antarctic regions, including the Ross Ice Shelf, spread throughout the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

Fifty of us, dressed in red parkas, bunny boots and ski goggles, stepped onto the Ross Ice Shelf at 77.51 degrees south latitude.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, the Ross Ice Shelf, is about the size of France.

From NewsForKids.net • Feb. 2, 2023

The Advance Base that Byrd and his crew eventually established was 178 miles away — a treacherous, crevasse-laden journey across the Ross Ice Shelf.

From New York Times • May 5, 2020

One might be off the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica and communicate with another in the Aleutians.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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