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. 2016 Aug 2;7:12300. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12300

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Location map shows the moorings (coloured dots), Halley station (black, 75°35′ S, 26°34′ W), bathymetry²⁷ and the circulation in the area⁶,¹⁷: the blue arrow indicates the flow of cold ISW towards the Filchner sill and the red arrows the path of the coastal/slope front current. The indicated place names are: Filchner Depression (FD), Filchner Ice Shelf (FIS), Luipold coast (LC) and Ronne Ice Shelf (RIS).