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Petermann Ice Island drifts into Nares St.

The ~250 square km Petermann floating ice “island” has drifted into Nares St. The drift out of Petermann fjord has been slow, as tides wash in and out and the berg was jammed in the fjord 20-25 August. Prevailing winds blowing toward the south will push the berg in that direction.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3783460/PT/Petermann_ice_island_MODIS_2010_08_29.jpg

29 August MODIS image

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One Response to “Petermann Ice Island drifts into Nares St.”

  1. Bonjour Tristesse Says:
    December 3rd, 2011 at 10:57 am

    That really is quite something. Do you have any updated images of the Petermann island?

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