M'Clintock Ice Shelf explained

82.9167°N -107°WThe M'Clintock Ice Shelf was a Canadian ice shelf attached to northern Ellesmere Island. By 1961/62, its connection was tenuous.[1] Most of the shelf broke away during the period of 1963 through 1965 with the remainder (10 km2 lodged at Borup Point) breaking off in 1966.[2] Subsequently, multi year landfast sea ice, containing ice shelf fragments, has covered the M’Clintock Inlet mouth.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ice-shelf collapse, climate change, and habitat loss in the Canadian high Arctic . 133–142 . 2008-09-05 . Vincent . W.F. . Gibson, J.A.E . Jeffries, M.O. . 2001 . 37 . . 201 . ulaval.ca . 10.1017/s0032247400026954 . 85551921 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080910214656/http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/warwickvincent/PDFfiles/149.pdf . 2008-09-10 .
  2. Web site: Taconite Inlet Project . 2008-09-05 . Climate System Research Center . umass.edu.
  3. Book: Jeffires, M.O. . 16 . Glaciers of North America : satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world . 2008-09-05 . Williams, R.S. . Ferrigno, J.G. . 2002 . U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services . Washington, D.C. . 0-607-98290-X .

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