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Large iceberg calves off Petermann Glacier, NE Greenland

22 Aug ’10 | Posted by Henry in glaciology| 0 comments

By large, I mean nearly 100 sq km, or about 1/4 of the glacier’s ice shelf. The event occurred on August 5th and was picked up by MODIS satellite imagery; Google Earth file from here The story has attracted substantial media attention due to it being the largest iceberg to form for ~50 years in [...]