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PROYECTO BARRERA HIELO MAR ROSS [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Glaciology
  • Polar Geography
CONT

Ross Sea: An arm of the South Pacific in Ross Dependency, Antarctica, ending at about 78° in the Ross Ice Shelf or Ross Barrier, a permanent layer of ice (50-200 feet high) ending in mountains at about 85° south.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Glaciologie
  • Géographie du froid
OBS

barrière de Ross : Falaise de glace à la limite de la plate-forme de Ross. Sur un front long de plus de 700 km se forment les icebergs les plus grands du monde.

OBS

plate-forme flottante de Ross : Surface glacielle étendue (plus de 540 000 km²) établie dans l'angle méridional de la mer de Ross.

Key term(s)
  • Projet sur la barrière de glace de la mer de Ross

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Glaciología
  • Geografía polar
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