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Tag Archives: Petermann glacier

Joe versus the Ice Island

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 12, 2010

Early last month we posted about an ice island four times the size of Manhattan, a 100-square-mile block of ice 600 feet thick , that broke off from the Petermann glacier in Greenland.  In a case of an irresistible force meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Greenland, Ice Island, Petermann glacier

Petermann Ice Island Drifting Toward Canada could Threaten Ships, Oil Platforms

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Rick SpilmanAugust 12, 2010

Last Saturday we posted about a one hundred square mile ice island that broke off from the Petermann glacier in Greenland.   Experts from the Canadian government, with the aid of NASA , the European Space agency and numerous other academic institutions, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Current | Tagged Greenland, Ice Island, Petermann glacier
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