The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf: Recent Changes of the Ice Front

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Hattersley-Smith, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1963
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Ellesmere Island; Ward Hunt Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027830; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000027830

Abstract Massive calving of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, northern Ellesmere Island, occurred between August 1961 and April 1962. An estimated 596 km. 2 of ice shelf with a volume of 18 to 24 km. 3 became detached to form ice islands, five of which are very large with areas ranging from 70 to 140 km. 2 . The fracture pattern and the subsequent drift of these ice islands are discussed.