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Larsen C Iceberg Calves — Trillion Tons of Ice, the Size of Delaware

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Rick SpilmanJuly 12, 2017

For months we have been watching a vast crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice-shelf in the Weddell Sea.  Today, a huge block of ice calved from the ice-sheet, forming one of the largest icebergs in recorded history. The new Larsen … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Antarctica, Ice Shelf, iceberg, Larsen C

Antarctic’s Larsen Ice Shelf on the Verge of Collapse

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Rick SpilmanJanuary 13, 2017

In December of 1893, Captain Carl Anton Larsen, the master of the Norwegian whaling ship Jason, sailed along a vast Antarctic ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Now, just over 120 … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Captain Carl Anton Larsen, Icesheet, Larsen C
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