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| ⚫ | The '''Milne Ice Shelf''', a fragment of the former [[Ellesmere Ice Shelf]], is located in the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. It is the second largest [[ice shelf]] in the [[Arctic Ocean]]. Situated on the north-west coast of [[Ellesmere Island]], it is |
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| ⚫ | The '''Milne Ice Shelf''', a fragment of the former [[Ellesmere Ice Shelf]], is located in the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. It is the second largest [[ice shelf]] in the [[Arctic Ocean]]. Situated on the north-west coast of [[Ellesmere Island]], it is about {{convert|270|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Alert, Nunavut]]. |
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In 1986, the ice shelf had an area of about {{convert|290|km2|abbr=on}}, with a central thickness of {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}}.<ref> |
In 1986, the ice shelf had an area of about {{convert|290|km2|abbr=on}}, with a central thickness of {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.jstor.org/pss/1551089 |title=Glaciers and the morphology and structure of Milne Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada |first=Martin O. |last=Jeffries |journal=Arctic and Alpine Research |volume=18 |issue=4 |date=1986 |doi=10.2307/1551089 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> It had been the last ice shelf in the [[Northern Canada|Canadian Arctic]] to be fully intact until July 2020, when over 40 percent of the sheet collapsed within two days, a consequence of [[climate change in the Arctic|global warming]]. An uninhabited research camp was lost when the shelf collapsed. It included instruments for measuring water flow through the ice shelf.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 August 2020|title=Canada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-canada-idUSKCN2523JH |first=Moira |last=Warburton|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Funes |first1=Yessenia |title=These Satellite Images Show the Final Days of Canada's Last Ice Shelf |url=https://earther.gizmodo.com/these-satellite-images-show-the-final-days-of-canadas-l-1844685211 |accessdate=11 August 2020 |work=Earther |date=11 August 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 19 August 2024
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| Type | Ice shelf |
| Location | Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Coordinates | 82°45′N 081°55′W / 82.750°N 81.917°W |
| Area | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) (1986) |
| Thickness | 100 metres (330 ft) (1986) |
The Milne Ice Shelf, a fragment of the former Ellesmere Ice Shelf, is located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest ice shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Situated on the north-west coast of Ellesmere Island, it is about 270 km (170 mi) west of Alert, Nunavut.
In 1986, the ice shelf had an area of about 290 km2 (110 sq mi), with a central thickness of 100 m (330 ft).[1] It had been the last ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic to be fully intact until July 2020, when over 40 percent of the sheet collapsed within two days, a consequence of global warming. An uninhabited research camp was lost when the shelf collapsed. It included instruments for measuring water flow through the ice shelf.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jeffries, Martin O. (1986). "Glaciers and the morphology and structure of Milne Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada". Arctic and Alpine Research. 18 (4). doi:10.2307/1551089. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Warburton, Moira (6 August 2020). "Canada's last fully intact Arctic ice shelf collapses". Reuters. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Funes, Yessenia (11 August 2020). "These Satellite Images Show the Final Days of Canada's Last Ice Shelf". Earther. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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