Nickerson Ice Shelf (), is an
ice shelf about 35 miles wide, lying north of
Siemiatkowski Glacier and the western part of
Ruppert Coast,
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
, Antarctica. First observed and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) (1928-30). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander H.J. Nickerson, U.S. Navy (USN), administrative officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during
Operation Deep Freeze 1966.
See also
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Ice shelves of Antarctica
References
Ice shelves of Antarctica
Bodies of ice of Marie Byrd Land
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