Iceberg in Greenland

Floating ice and icebergs off the coast of West-Greenland.

In original language:

Groenland

Eisberge und Treibeis schwimmen in einem Fjord vor der Westkueste Groenlands.

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Arctic Meltdown Tour in Greenland

Helheim glacier on south east Greenland is the focus for Leg 2 of Greenpeace's three-month Arctic Meltdown Tour. The icebreaking Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise and her crew, are facilitating the field work of oceanographers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, in order calculate the impact of ocean warming on east Greenland's outlet glaciers. Recent research has shown that Greenland's glaciers are being melted from underneath by contact with subtropical water.

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Unique identifier: GP037D7

Type: Image

Shoot date: 20/08/2009

Locations: Arctic, Greenland

Size: 4000px × 2664px 1.87 MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)