What is Ice shelf?
[[File:Antarctica ice shelves.svg|thumb|Some of the ice shelves in [[Antarctica]]. Ross Ice Shelf is [[red]], Fincher Ronne is the large area in [[blue]].]] [[File:Ross Ice-Shelf.jpg|thumb|Ross Ice Shelf.]] [[File:Ronne Ice Shelf (25377432417).jpg|thumb|Ronne Ice Shelf, in 2017]] An '''ice shelf''' is a large platform of [[ice]], where a [[glacier]] flows down to a [[coastline]]. An ice shelf is usually very thick, usually {{convert|100|m}} or more. Some ice shelves float on the water. Ice shelves that float are usually much thinner. The biggest areas of ice shelf are in [[Antarctica]]: *[[Ross Ice Shelf]] {{convert|509000|km2}}, as of 2013 *[[Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf]], {{convert|430000|km2}} ==Other websites== {{commons-inline}} [[Category:Bodies of water]] [[Category:Ice]]