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East Getz Ice Shelf

Location Map: MODIS image from 14 March 2003, 16:05

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Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -70.0
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 72.482390S 129.965858W
    LL: 75.627171S 131.071105W
    UR: 72.286861S 115.090851W
    LR: 75.387159S 112.929689W
Number of Rows (MODIS): 1400
Number of Columns (MODIS): 2000
Number of Rows (AVHRR): 700
Number of Columns (AVHRR): 1000
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250
Meters per Pixel (AVHRR): 500