Carcass of a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) found in the lateral moraine of the Jemelianovbreen glacier, eastern Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Lønne, Ida, Fuglei, Eva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1997
• Subjects: Svalbard; Jemelianovbreen; Balaena mysticetus; bowhead whale; glacier; Polar Research; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2277; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v16i1.6621

An 8 m long carcass of a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) melted out from remnant glacier ice in the lateral moraine of the Jemelianovbreen glacier in August 1996. Folded and sheared sediment bands in the ice suggest that the whale was incorporated during an advance of the glacier. The whale'...