Serson Ice Shelf

The Serson Ice Shelf is a major ice shelf on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It measured approximately 47 square miles (120 km2) until 60 percent[1] of it broke away in two large sections[2] during summer 2008.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lite, Jordan (September 4, 2008). "Climate Change: Ice Chunk the Size of Manhattan Splits from Canadian Glacier". Scientific American. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  2. ^ "Ice shelves suffered major melting over summer". cbc.ca. September 2, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  3. ^ Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) (September 25, 2008). "Study Merges Decade Of Arctic Data As Ice Collapses Into The Sea". Retrieved October 1, 2008 – via Science Daily.

82°19′44″N 85°59′54″W / 82.3289°N 85.9983°W / 82.3289; -85.9983


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