Fresh Water Anchor Ice Along an Arctic Beach

Anchor ice is broadly defined . as "submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation". We discuss here a form of anchor ice of which we can find no previous description. During August 1978 and 1979 we observed a belt of fresh-water anchor ice al...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Sadler, H. Eric, Serson, Harold V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1981
Subjects:
Anchor ice
Beaches
Allen Bay
Nunavut
Cornwallis Island
Resolute Bay
Arctic
Cornwallis
Prospect Hills
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65558
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Summary:Anchor ice is broadly defined . as "submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation". We discuss here a form of anchor ice of which we can find no previous description. During August 1978 and 1979 we observed a belt of fresh-water anchor ice along 30 km of beach between Sheringham Point and Prospect Hills in southwest Cornwallis Island, N.W.T. .

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