Tierra del Fuego
Archipelago off the south of South America
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| 2021 |
Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf
Sponges and unidentified suspension feeders were discovered growing on a boulder under the western margin of the Filchner ice shelf, near Berkner Island, at a depth of 1,233 m (872 m of which were ice), located 260 km from open water.
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| May 2021 |
Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf
Iceberg A-76 broke off the northwest corner of the shelf, measuring 4320 km2, which is larger than Majorca and approximately 14% the size of Belgium.
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| 2012 |
Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf
A study published in Nature by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute predicted the potential disappearance of the vast ice shelf by the end of the century, with potential implications for sea level rise.
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| 2010 | End of the period where petroleum and natural gas extraction played a crucial role in the region's economy, contributing 20% of economic output on the Argentine side. |
| January 12 2010 |
Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf
A massive sea ice area larger than Rhode Island broke away from the Ronne–Filchner Ice Shelf and shattered into multiple smaller pieces, captured by NASA's MODIS satellites.
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