Antarctic Ice Shelves
See also: List of Antarctic ice shelves
A total of 44 percent of the Antarctic coastline has ice shelves attached. Their aggregate area is 1,541,700 km² .
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Famous quotes containing the words ice and/or shelves:
“I know the ice in your drink is senile.
I know your smile will develop a boil.
You know only that you are on top,
swinging like children on the money swing....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The bells discuss the hour’s gradations,
Dusty shelves hold prayers and proofs:
Above, Chaldean constellations
Sparkle over crowded roofs.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)