The result is a large, floating shelf of ice affixed to the continent.

Prince reeled to his feet, grasped another floating shelf.

Ban devised for it an ingenious system of sliding walls that hide floating shelves.

A shelf with a hidden internal bracket is termed a floating shelf.

Melting or breakup of floating shelf ice does not affect global sea levels, and happens regularly as shelves grow.

A floating shelf is designed to fit within a minimalist decor by hiding the supporting brackets within the shelf.

Floating shelves with canvas file boxes no longer hold diapers but say things like "Face Paint" or "Calendars" or "Photos."

A floating shelf is a form of shelf designed so as to avoid showing any unsightly brackets, appearing as though it is "floating" on the wall.

Other examples include a free hand with Ikea floating shelves, storage boxes and baskets climbing the walls - when there's no room for bureaus, she said, you have to think vertically.

Most of the ice is being lost in western Antarctica, where warming air and seawater have recently broken up huge floating shelves of ice, resembling the brim of a hat.

Even the 28 ordinary rooms are out-of-the-ordinary here, with theatrically lit levitating beds (suspend your disbelief), starry ceilings and glowing floating shelves; some even have levitating baths.

The shelf is one of the few remnants of a broad expanse of floating shelves of ice that once protruded along much of the Ellesmere coast, somewhat like the brim on a hat.