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    • Map: Transantarctic Mountains, West Antarctica, East Antarctica
    Rights: Public Domain Published 4 May 2017 Size: 330 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Antarctic ice sheets are shown in white and are on the land. The ice shelves are shown in grey and are on water.

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