The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf: Recent Changes of the Ice Front
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- 1 January 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Glaciology
- Vol. 4 (34) , 415-424
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022143000027830
Abstract
Massive calving of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, northern Ellesmere Island, occurred between August 1961 and April 1962. An estimated 596 km.2 of ice shelf with a volume of 18 to 24 km.3 became detached to form ice islands, five of which are very large with areas ranging from 70 to 140 km.2. The fracture pattern and the subsequent drift of these ice islands are discussed.Keywords
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- Arctic Ice Island and Ice Shelf Studies: Part IIARCTIC, 1960