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Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf

Riiser-Larsen Locator Map

Location Map: MODIS image from 06 December 2002, 09:40

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Riiser-Larsen MODIS Images: 
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Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -71.0
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 68.906516S 21.107105W
    LL: 75.481311S 31.750482W
    UR: 70.151112S 6.947479W
    LR: 77.404595S 11.053520W
Number of Rows (MODIS): 3254
Number of Columns (MODIS): 2285
Number of Rows (AVHRR): 1017
Number of Columns (AVHRR): 714
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250
Meters per Pixel (AVHRR): 800