MY Arctic Sunrise in Greenland

Greenpeace's ice-breaking ship the MY Arctic Sunrise manoeuvres carefully amongst ice debris and bergs calved from Helheim glacier on southeast Greenland. The ship and her crew are facilitating the field work of oceanographers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, in order to calculate the impact of ocean warming on east Greenland's outlet glaciers.

Unique identifier: GP01TZU

Type: Image

Shoot date: 21/08/2009

Locations: Eastern Greenland, North America, Sermilik Fjord

Credit line: © Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Glaciology Research in Eastern 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 second section of the three-part tour, scientists conduct important glaciology research in Eastern Greenland, on Helheim and Kangerdlugsuaq glaciers and their fjords. The team then transits north to work on the Nioghalvfjerdsfjorde Glacier (known as '79 Glacier.')

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