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June 24, 2019
Yelverton Glacier, Ellesmere Island Extensive Retreat and Sikussak loss 1999-2018
Yelverton Glacier (Y) and De Vries Glacier (D) in 1999 and 2018 Landsat images. Red arrows and red dots indicate the 1999 terminus and yellow arrow the 2018 terminus. Point M indicates the area of melange or sikussak, the boundary of this area is marked by orange dots. Purple dots mark the snowline. Yelverton Glacier is an outlet glacier from an ice cap on Northern Ellesmere Island. White and Copland …
September 4, 2018
Three New Islands Released from Devon Ice Cap, Canada
The northern coast of the Devon Ice Cap with Lady Ann Strait at the top in a 2000 and 2017 Landsat image indicating the development of islands at Cape Caledon, at yellow arrows. See map below. The Devon Ice Cap on Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic ice cap’s area has an area of 15,000 km², with a volume of 3980 km³. The ice cap has been the focus of …