Getz Ice Shelf
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Getz Ice Shelf is an Antarctic ice shelf, over 480 km (300 mi) long and from 32 to 96 km (20 to 60 mi) wide, bordering the Hobbs and Bakutis Coasts of Marie Byrd Land between McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded in the ice shelf.
The ice shelf westward of Siple Island was discovered by the USAS in December 1940. The portion eastward of Siple Island was first delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. The entire feature was mapped by the USGS from U.S. Navy air photos of 1962-65. Named by the USAS (1939-41) for George F. Getz of Chicago, Illinois, who helped furnish the seaplane for the expedition.
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