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Venable Ice Shelf
Venable Ice Shelf
is an
ice shelf
, 40 miles (60 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide, between
Fletcher
and Allison Peninsulas,
Ellsworth Land
. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and
U.S. Navy
air photos, 1961-66. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Cdm. J. D. Venable, U.S. Navy, Ships Operations Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.
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