Antarctica, one continent or two?

In outline, the Antarctic continent crudely resembles a pear. It is indented on two sides by arms of the ocean, the Ross and Weddell Seas. These indentations are even greater than an outline map would suggest, for the seas extend far toward the interior of the continent beneath the world's two...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Thiel, Edward
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1961
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Weddell
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelves
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051457
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400051457 2024-09-30T14:27:04+00:00 Antarctica, one continent or two? Thiel, Edward 1961 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051457 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400051457 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 10, issue 67, page 335-348 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 1961 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051457 2024-09-11T04:03:40Z In outline, the Antarctic continent crudely resembles a pear. It is indented on two sides by arms of the ocean, the Ross and Weddell Seas. These indentations are even greater than an outline map would suggest, for the seas extend far toward the interior of the continent beneath the world's two largest floating ice shelves, bearing the names of their respective discoverers, the English sea captain, Ross, and the German explorer, Filchner. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelves Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Weddell Polar Record 10 67 335 348
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