Ad Astra Ice Cap Explained

Ad Astra Ice Cap
Type:Ice cap
Location:Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates:81.5833°N -93°W
Map:Canada Nunavut
Label:Ad Astra Ice Cap
Status:Retreating

The Ad Astra Ice Cap is an ice cap in Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.[1] It is located in the Conger Range, north of the head of Tanquary Fiord.

The Ad Astra ice cap has a maximum elevation of 1676m (5,499feet).[2] Mummified wood was found in a valley at the base of the ice cap.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. [Google Earth]
  2. https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=24380 Ad Astra Ice Cap, Nunavut
  3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-008-0578-x Fungal diversity and deterioration in mummified woods from the ad Astra Ice Cap region in the Canadian High Arctic

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