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September 7, 2018

Croker Bay Glacier, Nunavut Canada Poised for Further Retreat

Croker Bay Glacier, Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut in Landsat images from 1998 and 2017.  The red arrows indicate the 1998 terminus location, yellow arrows the 2017 terminus location.  The pink arrows indicate three inlet on the north glacier.  Croker Bay Glacier drains the southwest quadrant of the Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut.  A study by Van Wychen et al (2012) focused on velocity changes of the Devon ice Cap. They identify that Croker Bay …

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