Ross Ice Shelf

Summary

Ross Ice Shelf is an ice shelf^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ice_shelf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ross Ice Shelf is credited with the discovery of James Clark Ross^[3].
• Ross Ice Shelf is located in Ross Dependency^[4].
• Ross Ice Shelf's video is recorded as Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.webm^[5].
• Ross Ice Shelf's video is recorded as Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica 2.webm^[6].
• Ross Ice Shelf's image is recorded as Ross Schelfeis.jpg^[7].
• Ross Ice Shelf's image is recorded as Ross Ice Shelf 1997.jpg^[8].
• Ross Ice Shelf's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[9].
• Ross Ice Shelf's instance of is recorded as ice shelf^[10].
• Ross Ice Shelf's shares border with is recorded as Victoria Land^[11].
• James Clark Ross is named after Ross Ice Shelf^[12].
• Ross Ice Shelf's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129093764^[13].
• Ross Ice Shelf's GND ID is recorded as 4308198-8^[14].
• Ross Ice Shelf's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2001004757^[15].
• Ross Ice Shelf's IdRef ID is recorded as 163541221^[16].
• Ross Ice Shelf's Commons category is recorded as Ross Ice Shelf^[17].
• Ross Ice Shelf's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -81.5, 'lon': -175}^[18].
• Ross Ice Shelf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k99v^[19].
• Ross Ice Shelf's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 12925^[20].
• Ross Ice Shelf's page banner is recorded as Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica banner.jpg^[21].
• Ross Ice Shelf's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• Ross Ice Shelf's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Ross-Ice-Shelf^[23].
• Ross Ice Shelf's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6638681^[24].
• Ross Ice Shelf's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ross Ice Shelf'}^[25].
• Ross Ice Shelf's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+487000'}^[26].
• Ross Ice Shelf's FAST ID is recorded as 1293398^[27].

Body

Geography

Ross Ice Shelf is located in Ross Dependency^[4]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Ross Ice Shelf's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+487000'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Ross Ice Shelf's instance of is recorded as ice shelf^[10].

History and Context

James Clark Ross is named after Ross Ice Shelf^[12].

Why It Matters

Ross Ice Shelf ranks in the top 3% of ice_shelf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]