MY Arctic Sunrise in Greenland

The Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise pictured in front of Humboldt glacier which calves bergs into the Kane Basin in northern Greenland. Humboldt is the widest glacier in the northern hemisphere, it has a front of 110 kilometers across.

Unique identifier: GP01T72

Type: Image

Shoot date: 30/07/2009

Locations: Greenland, Humboldt Glacier, Kane Basin, North America, Western Greenland

Credit line: © Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace

Size: 5016px × 3344px 7MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Glaciology Research in Western Greenland

In summer 2009, the MY Arctic Sunrise sails to the Arctic to document the dire effects climate change has on one of the most fragile environments in the world. Independent scientists use the ship, helicopter, boats and assistance of the crew, to collect data and research the impacts of climate change. During this first section of the three-part tour, scientists conduct important glaciology research on Petermann and Humboldt glaciers in Western Greenland.

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