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Ross Ice Shelf

ice shelf in Antarctica
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Summary

Ross Ice Shelf is an ice shelf[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ice shelf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,026 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: James Clark Ross[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ross Dependency[4]
  • Continent: Antarctica[5]
  • Shares border with: Victoria Land[6]
  • Named after: James Clark Ross[7]
  • Commons category: Ross Ice Shelf[8]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9]
  • Native label: Ross Ice Shelf[10]
  • Area: 487,000 km²[11]

Why It Matters

Ross Ice Shelf has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

James Clark Ross Lawrence Oates Robert Falcon Scott

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ross Ice Shelf. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ross-ice-shelf
MLA “Ross Ice Shelf.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ross-ice-shelf.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ross-ice-shelf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ross Ice Shelf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ross-ice-shelf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent → Antarctica
    Named after → James Clark Ross
    Local thumb → —
    Shares border with → Victoria Land
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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