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West Ice Shelf

Location Map: MODIS image from 03 March 2003, 03:10

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Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -71.0
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 64.999562S 81.499788E
    LL: 67.832484S 80.371534E
    UR: 65.260581S 88.782130E
    LR: 68.131251S 88.617637E
Number of Rows (MODIS): 1300
Number of Columns (MODIS): 1400
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250