Ice shelves, floating extensions of glaciers, fringe 75 percent of the vast, frozen continent. (sciencedaily.com)
Widespread collapse of Antarctic ice shelves — floating extensions of land ice projecting into the sea — could pave the way for dramatic rises in sea level. (pearltrees.com)
This has included the complete disintegration of four ice shelves, the floating extensions of glaciers. (sciencedaily.com)