The new strait uncovered by a retreating ice shelf, taken from Warming Island (Uunartoq Qeqertaq) in 2006.
Uunartoq Qeqertaq (Greenlandic), Warming Island in English, is an island off the east central coast of Greenland, 550 kilometres (342 miles) north of the Arctic Circle. It became recognised as an island only in September 2005, by US explorer Dennis Schmitt. It was attached to the mainland of Liverpool Land by glacial ice even in 2002, when the ice shelves began retreating rapidly in this area, so that by 2005 it was no longer attached to the mainland. Members of the scientific community believe this newly discovered island is a direct result of global warming.[1]
^"Melting glacier uncovers island". Credit: USGS Landsat Project. CNET.com. 2007-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
UunartoqQeqertaq (Greenlandic), Warming Island in English, is an island off the east central coast of Greenland, 550 kilometres (342 miles) north of...
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(644 km) north of the Arctic Circle in eastern Greenland which he named UunartoqQeqertaq, Inuit for "warming island". In the Arctic, temperatures are rising...
(644 km) north of the Arctic Circle in eastern Greenland which he named UunartoqQeqertaq, Inuit for "warming island". In the Arctic, temperatures are rising...
subsequent eruptions in 1969 and 1978 into a 228 metres (748 ft)-high island. Uunartoq Qeqertoq is an island off the east coast of Greenland that appeared to...
Earth. In 2007, the existence of a new island was announced. Named "UunartoqQeqertaq" (English: Warming Island), this island has always been present off...
island revealed by the retreat of an ice shelf in East Greenland. UunartoqQeqertaq, Inuit for "The Warming Island", lies 400 miles north of the Arctic...
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