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On the Ice Shelf

  • January 22, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

A large slab of ice that’s connected to a land mass but floats in the ocean is called an ice shelf. Most are in Antarctica, including the world’s largest, the Ross Ice Shelf. It’s about the size of Spain!

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