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Fimbul Ice Shelf

Location Map: MODIS image from 02 March 2003, 09:00

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Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -71.0
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 69.065858S 11.724375W
    LL: 72.102388S 13.790570W
    UR: 68.829812S 14.538165E
    LR: 71.823658S 17.051104E
Number of Rows (MODIS): 1392
Number of Columns (MODIS): 4205
Number of Rows (AVHRR): 435
Number of Columns (AVHRR): 1314
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250
Meters per Pixel (AVHRR): 800