Stratified Water of a Glacial Lake in Northern Ellesmere Island

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Serson, H., Hattersley-Smith, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1964
• Subjects: Economic development; Antoinette Bay; Ellesmere Island; Glacial Lake; Greely Fiord; Tanquary Fiord; Arctic; Sea ice; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66542

Antoinette Bay constitutes the central arm of Greely Fiord and extends 40 km. east-northeastward from its junction with Tanquary Fiord in about 80°50'N, 79°W. A large tidewater glacier, flowing northwestward from the Mer de Glace Agassiz to the southeast, has blocked off the head of the bay (or...