What is "shirase"

Shirase may refer to:

• Shirase Nobu (1861–1946), Japanese explorer
• Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5002), a ship operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, decommissioned in July 2008
• Japanese icebreaker Shirase (AGB-5003), a ship which succeeded to the above
• Shirase Coast, Antarctica
• Shirase Glacier, Antarctica
• Shirase Bank, Antarctica
• Battle Programmer Shirase, an anime series