Feature Name (see definition): West Ice Shelf

Feature Class (see definition): Glacier

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16451

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 40' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 085° 00' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.6666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 85

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Prominent ice shelf extending about 180 mi in an E-W direction along the coast between Barrier Bay and Posadowsky Bay. Discovered and named by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE), 1901-03, under Dr. Erich von Drygalski. The toponym describes the direction in which the German expedition first viewed the ice shelf. Their limited westward view became a prolonged one; on Feb. 22 1902, the ship feature. It remained there imprisoned by the pack until Feb. 8, 1903.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data