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Larsen C Ice Shelf

Location Map: MODIS image from 10 February 2003, 12:45

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Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -70.0
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 65.366780S 65.965272W
    LL: 69.338173S 67.149367W
    UR: 65.493212S 59.080241W
    LR: 69.491798S 58.895963W
Number of Rows (MODIS): 1800
Number of Columns (MODIS): 1300
Number of Rows (AVHRR): 900
Number of Columns (AVHRR): 650
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250
Meters per Pixel (AVHRR): 500