Tuppiap Qeqertaa (Tobias Island): a newly discovered island off northeast Greenland
The small island of Tuppiap Qeqertaa, formerly known as Tobias Ø or Tobias Island, is situated 80 km off the northeast Greenland coast. The island was discovered in 1993 and is approximately 2 km long and 1.5 km wide. Most of the island is covered by an ice cap that rises to 35 m above sea level, as...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224740600550x 2024-03-03T08:44:57+00:00 Tuppiap Qeqertaa (Tobias Island): a newly discovered island off northeast Greenland Bennike, Ole Mikkelsen, Naja Forsberg, Rene Hedenäs, Lars 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740600550x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740600550X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 42, issue 4, page 309-314 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2006 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224740600550x 2024-02-08T08:35:50Z The small island of Tuppiap Qeqertaa, formerly known as Tobias Ø or Tobias Island, is situated 80 km off the northeast Greenland coast. The island was discovered in 1993 and is approximately 2 km long and 1.5 km wide. Most of the island is covered by an ice cap that rises to 35 m above sea level, as determined by airborne laser scanning. High-quality geodetic GPS measurements determine the position of a small cairn erected on the island to 79°20′34.48′′ N, 15°46′31.23′′ W. Minor parts of the island are ice free, with small hills of gravel. Late Holocene shells of marine bivalves have been found and were presumably brought up by ice floe push. Shell fragments of southern extralimital marine invertebrates point to the presence of pre-Holocene deposits. Three species of moss are the only land plants that have been found on the island. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice cap Polar Record Cambridge University Press Greenland Cairn ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.500,-63.500) Tuppiap Qeqertaa ENVELOPE(-15.775,-15.775,79.343,79.343) Polar Record 42 4 309 314 |
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The small island of Tuppiap Qeqertaa, formerly known as Tobias Ø or Tobias Island, is situated 80 km off the northeast Greenland coast. The island was discovered in 1993 and is approximately 2 km long and 1.5 km wide. Most of the island is covered by an ice cap that rises to 35 m above sea level, as determined by airborne laser scanning. High-quality geodetic GPS measurements determine the position of a small cairn erected on the island to 79°20′34.48′′ N, 15°46′31.23′′ W. Minor parts of the island are ice free, with small hills of gravel. Late Holocene shells of marine bivalves have been found and were presumably brought up by ice floe push. Shell fragments of southern extralimital marine invertebrates point to the presence of pre-Holocene deposits. Three species of moss are the only land plants that have been found on the island. |
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Tuppiap Qeqertaa (Tobias Island): a newly discovered island off northeast Greenland |
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Tuppiap Qeqertaa (Tobias Island): a newly discovered island off northeast Greenland |
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Tuppiap Qeqertaa (Tobias Island): a newly discovered island off northeast Greenland |
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tuppiap qeqertaa (tobias island): a newly discovered island off northeast greenland |
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ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.500,-63.500) ENVELOPE(-15.775,-15.775,79.343,79.343) |
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