Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List
Jakobshavn Isbræ (also known as Sermeq Kujalleq or Ilulissat Isbræ) is situated at about 69°10′N and 50°00′W in West Greenland. This major outlet from the Inland Ice has an extremely high rate of movement (nearly 1 m/hour) and thus a high production of icebergs, which via the icefjord float westward...
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ftjgeusbullet:oai:geusjournals.org:article/4792 2023-05-15T16:00:13+02:00 Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List Weidick, Anker Mikkelsen, Naja Mayer, Christoph Podlech, Steffen 2004-07-20 application/pdf https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4792 https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v4.4792 eng eng Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4792/10431 https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4792 doi:10.34194/geusb.v4.4792 GEUS Bulletin; Vol. 4 (2004): Review of Survey activities 2003; 85-88 2597-2154 2597-2162 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Rapid Communication. Peer-reviewed Article. 2004 ftjgeusbullet https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v4.4792 2022-03-15T17:22:15Z Jakobshavn Isbræ (also known as Sermeq Kujalleq or Ilulissat Isbræ) is situated at about 69°10′N and 50°00′W in West Greenland. This major outlet from the Inland Ice has an extremely high rate of movement (nearly 1 m/hour) and thus a high production of icebergs, which via the icefjord float westwards through Disko Bugt to Davis Strait (Fig. 1). Estimates of the iceberg production are in the range of 35 ± 10 km3 ice per year, more than 10% of the entire calf-ice production of the Inland Ice (e.g. Bauer l968; Bindschadler 1984). The icefjord into which Sermeq Kujalleq calves is Kangia, best known in glaciological literature as Jakobshavn Isfjord. Spectacular changes of the glacier were observed during 2002 and 2003 at the same time as it was nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name ‘Ilulissat Icefjord’. Article in Journal/Newspaper Davis Strait Disko bugt glacier Greenland Ilulissat Jakobshavn Jakobshavn isbræ Kangia Kujalleq Sermeq Kujalleq GEUS Bulletin (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) Greenland Ilulissat ENVELOPE(-51.099,-51.099,69.220,69.220) Jakobshavn Isbræ ENVELOPE(-49.917,-49.917,69.167,69.167) Isfjord ENVELOPE(-26.917,-26.917,73.333,73.333) Kujalleq ENVELOPE(-46.037,-46.037,60.719,60.719) Jakobshavn Isfjord ENVELOPE(-50.500,-50.500,69.167,69.167) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin 4 85 88 |
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Jakobshavn Isbræ (also known as Sermeq Kujalleq or Ilulissat Isbræ) is situated at about 69°10′N and 50°00′W in West Greenland. This major outlet from the Inland Ice has an extremely high rate of movement (nearly 1 m/hour) and thus a high production of icebergs, which via the icefjord float westwards through Disko Bugt to Davis Strait (Fig. 1). Estimates of the iceberg production are in the range of 35 ± 10 km3 ice per year, more than 10% of the entire calf-ice production of the Inland Ice (e.g. Bauer l968; Bindschadler 1984). The icefjord into which Sermeq Kujalleq calves is Kangia, best known in glaciological literature as Jakobshavn Isfjord. Spectacular changes of the glacier were observed during 2002 and 2003 at the same time as it was nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name ‘Ilulissat Icefjord’. |
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Weidick, Anker Mikkelsen, Naja Mayer, Christoph Podlech, Steffen Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List |
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Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List |
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Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List |
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Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List |
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Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List |
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Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List |
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jakobshavn isbræ, west greenland: the 2002–2003 collapse and nomination for the unesco world heritage list |
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ENVELOPE(-51.099,-51.099,69.220,69.220) ENVELOPE(-49.917,-49.917,69.167,69.167) ENVELOPE(-26.917,-26.917,73.333,73.333) ENVELOPE(-46.037,-46.037,60.719,60.719) ENVELOPE(-50.500,-50.500,69.167,69.167) |
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Davis Strait Disko bugt glacier Greenland Ilulissat Jakobshavn Jakobshavn isbræ Kangia Kujalleq Sermeq Kujalleq |
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