Petermann Glacier as Seen by ERS-1 in August 1991 (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Petermann Glacier as Seen by ERS-1 in August 1991

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Almost 19 years ago to the day, this August 19, 1991, ERS-1 SAR image shows a much longer ice-tongue protruding further towards Nares Strait, a few days before the calving of three large icebergs. The dot line across the glacier indicates the line of fracture of the icebergs in 1991.

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