Further Notes on Ice Islands in the Canadian Arctic

Contains account of ice islands discovered since those discussed by L.S. Koenig, q.v. 31 new islands are indicated on a map as well as changes in location of the islands previously reported, all the data assembled from air photographs. The distribution, position, drift, etc. of the islands are discu...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Montgomery, Margaret R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1952
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66959
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Summary:Contains account of ice islands discovered since those discussed by L.S. Koenig, q.v. 31 new islands are indicated on a map as well as changes in location of the islands previously reported, all the data assembled from air photographs. The distribution, position, drift, etc. of the islands are discussed. Some unexplained features ("lakes") of the inland-ice on Ellesmere are noted (from recent photographs) in relation to features of northern Ellesmere shelf ice.