The Larsen C Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula (smooth, white surface). In recent years, large blocks of ice have repeatedly broken off. The Larsen-A and B ice shelves, which were located in the bays north of Larsen-C, collapsed because of...
The breakup of the giant iceberg A-68 from the Larsen-C Ice Shelf indicated three years earlier by a large crack. The map shows the location of the ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo: Rosey Grant / British Antarctic Survey; Map: Cook & Vaughan, 2009 ...
