Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureIce ShelfNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionThat part of the Ross Ice Shelf bounded by Ross Island, Brown Peninsula, Black Island, White Island and with the eastern boundary along a line between White Island and Cape MacKay. Preliminary work has shown that this ice shelf has characteristics quite distinct from the Ross Ice Shelf and should have a separate name. Named by A J Heine of the McMurdo Ice Shelf Project, 1962-63.
