North Greenland ice islands

Abstract Large tabular icebergs derived from the glaciers which drain the north fringe of Greenland's Inland Iceoccur in many North Greenland fjords. Many have undulating surface topography resembling that of the ice islands calved from Ellesmere Island ice shelves. Semi-permanent sea ice in No...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Higgins, A. K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
Subjects:
Arctic Ocean
Ellesmere Island
Greenland
Ice Shelves
Iceberg*
North Greenland
Polar Record
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010809
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010809
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Summary:Abstract Large tabular icebergs derived from the glaciers which drain the north fringe of Greenland's Inland Iceoccur in many North Greenland fjords. Many have undulating surface topography resembling that of the ice islands calved from Ellesmere Island ice shelves. Semi-permanent sea ice in North Greenland fjords often prevents the escape of bergs, except in exceptional summers several decades apart, when the fjord ice melts completely and some bergs may reach the Arctic Ocean. Other possible sources for ice islands are small ice shelves and local glaciers along the north coast of Greenland.

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