- Source: Cook Ice Shelf
Cook Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about 55 miles (90 km) wide, occupying a deep recession of the coastline between Cape Freshfield and Cape Hudson, to the east of Deakin Bay.
This bay was discovered by the US Exploring Expedition in 1840, and referred to by Wilkes as Disappointment Bay. This indentation was called Cook Bay by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Joseph Cook, Prime Minister of Australia in 1914. The generic term has been amended, as the bay is permanently filled by an ice shelf.
Scientists studying the effects of global warming have proposed that sea water encroachment in the area could destabilize a significant portion of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Cook Ice Shelf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Antarktika
- Pulau Aleksander
- Sejarah Antarktika
- Samudra Selatan
- Laut
- Pintu udara
- Sylvia Earle
- Edema paru akibat berenang
- Daftar penulis bacaan anak
- Eksplorasi minyak bumi di Arktik
- Cook Ice Shelf
- Ice shelf
- List of Antarctic ice shelves
- Muller Ice Shelf
- Bach Ice Shelf
- Jones Ice Shelf
- Prince Gustav Ice Shelf
- United States Exploring Expedition
- Cape Freshfield
- Arctic Ocean
