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Larsen Ice Shelf Meets Open Water

View from aircraft window over arc of large glacier sweeping over land below with aircraft engine visible at left
The edge of the Larsen Ice Shelf meets open water and sea ice, viewed from above during the 20th Ice Bridge flight in Antarctica.

The edge of the Larsen Ice Shelf meets open water and sea ice, viewed from above during the 20th Ice Bridge flight in Antarctica. The flight, which lifted off on Nov. 16, 2009, surveyed the Antarctic Peninsula including the Larsen Ice Shelf and nearby glaciers.

Image Credit: Michael Studinger, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory