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Does the slush, or sea ice, north of the Ross Ice Shelf keep the iceberg near the shelf or will it drift out to sea?

April 26, 2017drift Ice iceberg near north ross ice shelf sea shelf slush

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Does the slush, or sea ice, north of the Ross Ice Shelf keep the iceberg near the shelf or will it drift out to sea?

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That slush does indeed affect the motion of the icebergit will act to slow its movement. However, it will not stop it from its general forward progression.