Education Center | Photo Gallery

Data Advanced Data Search More Data Discovery & Access Easy-to-use Data Products Data Collections Data Software & Programming Tools Data Submission Data News Centers & Programs Antarctic Glaciological Data Center Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center IARC Frozen Ground Data Center International Polar Year Data & Information Service (IPYDIS) NOAA at NSIDC NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder Science Scientists Research Projects Publications NSIDC Notes Glaciological Data Series Special Reports Posters & Presentations Annual Reports Education Resources News & Events Press Room NSIDC In the News Data News Events About Expertise Data & Services NSIDC Sponsors Contacts Jobs Related Organizations

Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves Home       Select an area Abbot Ice Shelf Amery Ice Shelf Fimbul Ice Shelf East Getz Ice Shelf West Getz Ice Shelf Larsen B Ice Shelf Larsen C Ice Shelf Mertz Glacier Pine Island Bay Porpoise Bay Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf East Ronne/Filchner Ice Shelves West Ronne Ice Shelf East Ross Ice Shelf West Ross Ice Shelf Sabrina Coast Shackleton Ice Shelf West Ice Shelf Wilkins Ice Shelf Scotia Sea & South Georgia Island

West Getz Ice Shelf

Location Map: MODIS image from 12 March 2003, 16:15

To download a grid/placename overlay like the one in the above image, click here.

Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -70.0
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 72.290332S 134.843657W
    LL: 75.612959S 137.180720W
    UR: 72.480626S 119.967177W
    LR: 75.850357S 118.747861W
Number of Rows (MODIS): 1500
Number of Columns (MODIS): 2000
Number of Rows (AVHRR): 750
Number of Columns (AVHRR): 1000
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250
Meters per Pixel (AVHRR): 500