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No-Name Glaciers
« on: April 08, 2016, 11:36:28 PM »
Retreating from the battlegrounds of the more famed glaciers in Greenland, I want you you to take a look at some glaciers or more important the ice sheet in Eastern Greenland, the trivial retreat of glaciers is not so important, but take a look at the growing rocks or rather the thinning ice sheet seen over 30 years
It looks like the ice stream towards the northern glacier is redirected (from the glacier in the middle) due to the ice sheet thinning, showing why some glaciers stop actions (calving/retreating) :

Please click on image to animate!
« Last Edit: April 09, 2016, 12:31:54 AM by Espen »
Have a ice day!