Independence Fjord / Hagen Fjord / Danmark Fjord / North Greenland

[Espen]

I am puzzled in a big way why this actually happened, what made this massive piece of sea ice move in such a short time (24 hrs), it is even anchored to an island (Prinsesse Margrethe Ø) that only seems to work as an icebreaker in the middle of it. Was it a tsunami of a kind?

[Espen]

Station Nord: Must be a very special experience for those stationed at Station Nord, suddenly surrounded by open sea?
The airstrip can be seen in the image below.

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[Tor Bejnar]

I am puzzled in a big way why this actually happened, what made this massive piece of sea ice move in such a short time (24 hrs), it is even anchored to an island (Prinsesse Margrethe Ø) that only seems to work as an icebreaker in the middle of it. Was it a tsunami of a kind?

Latest earthquakes in or near Greenland, past 7 days

Furthest north red dot (too small, too far away):

Earthquake data: Mag 2.4 / 18 km (11 mi) depth
1 day 10 hours ago
25 Aug 2021 03:46 GMT, 24 Aug 2021 11:46 pm (GMT -4) local time
Lat / Lng: 71.9857 / -75.0933: Canada: 126 Km SE From Pond Inlet, NU
Source: NRCAN

South Greenland red dot (bigger earthquake, still too far away):

Earthquake data: Mag 4.5 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth
21 hours ago reported felt
25 Aug 2021 16:30 GMT, 25 Aug 2021 2:30 pm (GMT -2) local time
Lat / Lng: 60.5531 / -43.3615: 113 Km ENE of Nanortalik, Greenland
Source: USGS

A meteorite could cause a tsunami, of course!

[Mr. Ä]

There was a strong wind (from the south) on the 25th.

https://www2.dmu.dk/asiaqmet/Default.aspx

[Espen]

There was a strong wind (from the south) on the 25th.

https://www2.dmu.dk/asiaqmet/Default.aspx

Does not explain it, since it happened between Aug 24 and Aug 25, and the wind was "only" max. 22 meters was late on Aug 25 and the ice was allready broken early in the morning same day.

[Espen]

A quick opening of one of the biggest fjord complexes in Greenland and in a grand opening where both gates open simultaneously, very unusual! :

Independence Fjord

Independence Fjord or Independence Sound is a large fjord in the eastern part of northern Greenland. It is about 200 km (120 mi) long and up to 30 km (19 mi) wide. Its mouth, opening to the Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean is located at 82°15′N 21°54′W.

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[Espen]

What a massive destruction of sea ice in a few days?


I never remember seeing this phenomenon in the time I have observed the area, it reminds me of 2002 when something almost similar happened, the suspicion goes against relatively warm ocean currents? Which, incidentally, started the massive retreat of Zachariae Isstrøm since then!

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[gerontocrat]

What a massive destruction of sea ice in a few days?


I never remember seeing this phenomenon in the time I have observed the area, it reminds me of 2002 when something almost similar happened, the suspicion goes against relatively warm ocean currents? Which, incidentally, started the massive retreat of Zachariae Isstrøm since then!

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I hope visibility will let us see if there some more coming, especially that fast ice offshore NE Greenland?

[oren]

Beautiful and impressive gif, thank you Espen.

[Espen]

Beautiful and impressive gif, thank you Espen.

You're welcome

Espen

[Espen]

But we have a shipping problem which unfortunately has been delayed since 2008.
There are chances that we can ship this year, but more on this later!