Oodaaq Ø and other short-lived islets north of Greenland

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Shea, Jeff
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2019
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Greenland; Sirius; The Islets; West Island; Kaffeklubben ø; Oodaaq ø; Polar Record; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000135; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247419000135

Abstract In 1978, a small island was discovered north of Kaffeklubben Ø, until then considered the most northern island on Earth. This island was named Oodaaq Ø. It was visited again in 1979, and in 1980 it was seen from Kaffeklubben Ø by members of the Sirius sledge patrol. Sirius searched for Ooda...