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= Shackleton Fracture Zone
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The Shackleton Fracture Zone is an underwater tectonic structure located in the Southern Ocean, adjacent to the Antarctic continent. It is characterized as a transform fault, which means it is a boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. The region is named after the famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.