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Coordinates: 82°45′N 081°55′W / 82.750°N 81.917°W / 82.750; -81.917
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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 located about {{convert|270|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Alert, Nunavut]].

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 located about {{convert|270|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Alert, Nunavut]].


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>[https://www.jstor.org/pss/1551089 Glaciers and the morphology and structure of Milne Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada]. Martin O. Jeffries. Arctic and Alpine Research 18:4. 1986.</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>[https://www.jstor.org/pss/1551089 Glaciers and the morphology and structure of Milne Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada]. Martin O. Jeffries. Arctic and Alpine Research 18:4. 1986.</ref>

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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 located 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 was one of the settings of Dan Brown's book Deception Point.

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82°45′N 081°55′W / 82.750°N 81.917°W / 82.750; -81.917