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Hannan Ice Shelf

Coordinates: 67°36′S 47°35′E / 67.600°S 47.583°E / -67.600; 47.583
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Hannan Ice Shelf (67°36′S 47°35′E / 67.600°S 47.583°E / -67.600; 47.583), is an 18-mile-wide ice shelf on the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica. The ice shelf is nourished by Molle and Kichenside Glaciers and borders McKinnon Island on all but its north side. Photographed from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) aircraft in 1956. First visited in October 1957 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by B.H. Stinear. Named by ANCA for F.T. Hannan, meteorologist at Mawson Station in 1957.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Hannan Ice Shelf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-06.


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