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February 13, 2019
Boydell Glacier, Antarctica Rapid Retreat 2001-2017
Boydell Glacier, Antarctica retreat in Landsat images from 2001 and 2017, terminus in 2001 at red dots in 2017 at yellow dots. A-E are reference points. Boydell Glacier flows east from the northern Antarctic Peninsula and prior to the 1980’s was joined with the Sjogren Glacier as a principal feeder glacier to Prince Gustav Ice Shelf. This 1600 square kilometer ice shelf connecting the Peninsula to James Ross Island disintegrated in the …