Verdi Ice Shelf
Coordinates: 71 ° 37 ′ S , 74 ° 30 ′ W
Topographic map sheet of the Beethoven Peninsula (1: 250,000) with the Verdi Inlet and the Verdi Ice Shelf inside (center left)
The Verdi Ice Shelf is an ice shelf in the southwest of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It is located in the middle of the Verdi Inlet .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the ice shelf in connection with the inlet on December 8, 1977 after the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901).
Web links
- Verdi Ice Shelf in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Verdi Ice Shelf on geographic.org