Milne Ice Shelf facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Milne Ice Shelf |
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 Location in Nunavut
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| Type | Ice shelf |
| Coordinates | 82°45′N 081°55′W / 82.750°N 81.917°W |
| Area | 290 km2 (110 sq mi) (1986) |
| Thickness | 100 metres (330 ft) (1986) |
The Milne Ice Shelf, a fragment of the former Ellesmere Ice Shelf, is located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is the second largest ice shelf in the Arctic Ocean. Situated on the north-west coast of Ellesmere Island, it is located about 270 km (170 mi) west of Alert, Nunavut.
In 1986, the ice shelf had an area of about 290 km2 (110 sq mi), with a central thickness of 100 m (330 ft). It had been the last ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic to be fully intact until July 2020, when over 40 percent of the sheet collapsed within two days, a consequence of global warming. An uninhabited research camp was lost when the shelf collapsed. It included instruments for measuring water flow through the ice shelf.
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In Spanish: Plataforma de hielo Milne para niños
