Serson Ice Shelf

The Serson Ice Shelf is a major ice shelf located 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. "Climate Change: Ice Chunk the Size of Manhattan Splits from Canadian Glacier". sciam.com. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. "Ice shelves suffered major melting over summer". cbc.ca. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. "Study Merges Decade Of Arctic Data As Ice Collapses Into The Sea". 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-01.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.