Editing Shackleton Ice Shelf (section)

{{short description|Ice shelf of Antarctica}}
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| Antarctica
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| label =  Shackleton Ice Shelf
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| caption = Location of Shackleton Ice Shelf in [[Antarctica]]
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[[File:Shack 2009054 0800 modis ch02.png|thumb|240px|NASA MODIS view of the ice shelf, seen in May 2009]]

'''Shackleton Ice Shelf''' is an extensive [[ice shelf]] fronting the coast of [[East Antarctica]] from 95°&nbsp;E to 105°&nbsp;E. It extends for an along-shore distance of about {{convert|384|km|0}}, projecting seaward about {{convert|145|km|0}} in the western portion and {{convert|64|km|0}} in the east. It occupies an area of {{convert|33,820|km2|0}}. It is part of [[Mawson Sea]] and separates the [[Queen Mary Coast]] to the west from the [[Knox Coast]] of [[Wilkes Land]] to the east.