Getz Ice Shelf | |
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![]() Getz Ice Shelf 2010 | |
Coordinates: 74°15′S 125°00′W / 74.250°S 125.000°W | |
Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
Offshore water bodies | Southern Ocean |
The Getz Ice Shelf (74°15′S 125°00′W / 74.250°S 125.000°W) is an ice shelf over 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) long and from 20 to 60 nautical miles (37 to 111 km; 23 to 69 mi) wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded in the ice shelf.[1]