Jakobshavn Glacier - Wikipedia
Jakobshavn Glacier (Danish: Jakobshavn Isbræ), also known as Ilulissat Glacier (Greenlandic: Sermeq Kujalleq), is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland. It is located near the …
Ilulissat - Wikipedia
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, [4] is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of …
NASA Study: More Greenland Ice Lost Than Previously Estimated
Jan 17, 2024 · Jakobshavn receded from 1985 to 2022, losing about 97 billion tons (88 billion metric tons) of ice, a recent study of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s glacial retreat found. A Landsat …
Ilulissat Glacier • Sermeq Kujalleq | Guide to Greenland
Jun 6, 2020 · Alternatively known as the Jakobshavn Glacier or Ilulissat Glacier, Sermeq Kujalleq is located about 250km North of the Arctic Circle near the city of Ilulissat. It flows down from …
Jakobshavn Glacier - Smithsonian Ocean
The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and more than a mile thick. It's famous among glaciers as the source of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic—but …
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To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world’s largest island. NASA research shows that …
Why a Growing Greenland Glacier Doesn't Mean Good News for …
Oct 21, 2019 · In March, a NASA-led research team announced that Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland’s fastest-flowing and thinning glacier over the past two decades, is now flowing …
Major Greenland Glacier Is Growing - NASA Earth Observatory
Jun 17, 2019 · Jakobshavn Glacier in western Greenland is notorious for being the world’s fastest-moving glacier. It is also one of the most active, discharging a tremendous amount of ice from …
Retreat of Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae Glacier
Jan 17, 2024 · Satellite images from 2022 (Main image) and 1985 (Figure A) capture the retreat of Jakobshavn Isbrae, a glacier on Greenland's western coast, as icebergs broke off its edge …
Jakobshavn Glacier Grows for Third Straight Year - Science@NASA
Jun 18, 2019 · New NASA data show that Jakobshavn Glacier — Greenland's fastest-moving and fastest-thinning glacier for most of the 2000s — grew for a third year in a row. However, it …