page_title: Fimbul Ice Shelf
hierarchical_section_title: Fimbul Ice Shelf
caption_attribution_description: English: Three oceanographic moorings, each with two current meters, were placed below the Fimbul ice shelf in December 2009. The image shows the first mooring placed in a hot water drilled by the Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition - Fimbul ice shelf - Top to Bottom - project. Norsk nynorsk: Den første av tre rigger plassert under Fimbulisen i Desember 2009. Hullet ble borret med varmtvann av det norske forskningsprosjektet "Fimbulisen - Top til tå".
context_page_description: The Fimbul Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about 200 km long and 100 km wide, nourished by Jutulstraumen Glacier, bordering the coast of Queen Maud Land from 3°W to 3°E. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition and named Fimbulisen.
context_section_description: The Fimbul Ice Shelf is an ice shelf about 200 km (120 mi) long and 100 km (62 mi) wide, nourished by Jutulstraumen Glacier, bordering the coast of Queen Maud Land from 3°W to 3°E. It was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39), mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952) and from air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Fimbulisen (the giant ice).
caption: In December 2009 new oceanographic moorings were deployed below the Fimbul ice shelf in the project Fimbul Ice Shelf - Top to Bottom.
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