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Wilkins Ice Shelf lost its footing - April 07, 2009

The narrow strip of ice which connected the Wilkins ice shelf with a small island off the southwestern Antarctic Peninsula has finally collapsed, threatening to speed up the disintegration of the 11,000 square kilometres-large shelf.

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Posted by Daniel Cressey on April 07, 2009
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