Did you know that eventually Svalbard will have a new large island 1260 km2 before the end of this century?
It will be 60 % larger than New York City and 70 % larger than Singapore.
The island is now named Sørkapp Land and is divided from Torell Land in the north by 2 glaciers Hornbreen and Hambergbreen, both of these 2 glaciers are retreating at relatively high speed some reports estimate their calvingfronts will meet in 40 – 50 years but I believe 30 years max will do the job.
The 2 animations below show the retreat in different periods. The first is from 1978 and 2023 included the calving fronts in 1936 (red line). The second animation show the retreat during the Sentinel 2 age.
Both animations speak for themselves.
Please click on images to animate and enlarge!