Serson Ice Shelf Explained

The Serson Ice Shelf is a major ice shelf on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It measured approximately 47sqmi until 60 percent[1] of it broke away in two large sections[2] during summer 2008.[3]

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82.3289°N -85.9983°W

Notes and References

  1. Climate Change: Ice Chunk the Size of Manhattan Splits from Canadian Glacier . Scientific American . September 4, 2008 . October 1, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811032949/http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=climate-change-ice-chunk-the-size-o-2008-09-04 . Jordan . Lite . August 11, 2011.
  2. News: Ice shelves suffered major melting over summer . cbc.ca . September 2, 2008 . October 1, 2008.
  3. News: Study Merges Decade Of Arctic Data As Ice Collapses Into The Sea . September 25, 2008 . October 1, 2008 . Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) . Science Daily.

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