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Description
The Ross Ice Shelf at the Bay of Whales. This is the southern-most navigablepoint on the planet and the point where Amundsen started his successful trek to the South Pole. 78 30 S Latitude 164 20W Longitude.
Photographer
Michael Van Woert
Display Date
1999 January
Location
Ross Sea, Antarctica
Collection
Paths Less Taken
The Antarctic
Ice
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA NESDIS
Keywords
Antarctica
Ice
Ice Shelf