The Agassiz Ice Cap formerly Agassiz Glacier[1] is an ice cap on the central eastern side of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.[2] The Agassiz ice cap is about 21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi) in area.[2] It is located between the North Ellesmere ice field to the north and the Prince of Wales Icefield to the south.
| Agassiz Ice Cap | |
|---|---|
 Agassiz Ice Cap | |
  Agassiz Ice Cap | |
| Type | Ice cap |
| Location | Nunavut, Canada |
| Coordinates | 80°15′N 076°00′W / 80.250°N 76.000°W |
Environmental studies
editSeveral studies have been conducted which involve the analysis of ice cores extracted from the Agassiz Ice cap.[3] Many of these studies are focused around climate change.[4]
References
edit- ^ Agassiz Ice Cap (Formerly Agassiz Glacier)
- ^ a b Wolken, G.; Sharp, M.; Wang, L. (2009). "Snow and ice facies variability and ice layer formation on Canadian Arctic ice caps, 1999-2005" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 114 (F3). Bibcode:2009JGRF..114.3011W. doi:10.1029/2008JF001173.
- ^ Goto-Azuma, Kumiko; Koerner, Roy M.; Nakawo, Masayoshi; Kudo, Akira (1997). "Snow chemistry of Agassiz Ice Cap, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, Canada" (PDF). Journal of Glaciology. 43 (144): 199–206. doi:10.3189/S0022143000003154. ISSN 0022-1430. S2CID 126563293.
- ^ Lecavalier, Benoit S.; Fisher, David A.; Milne, Glenn A.; Vinther, Bo M.; Tarasov, Lev; Huybrechts, Philippe; Lacelle, Denis; Main, Brittany; Zheng, James; Bourgeois, Jocelyne; Dyke, Arthur S. (2017-06-06). "High Arctic Holocene temperature record from the Agassiz ice cap and Greenland ice sheet evolution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (23): 5952–5957. Bibcode:2017PNAS..114.5952L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1616287114. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5468641. PMID 28512225.
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