Penny Ice Cap, Ice cap in Auyuittuq National Park, Canada
The Penny Ice Cap extends over 6,000 square kilometers on Baffin Island, forming a 2,000-meter high barrier on the Cumberland Peninsula.
The ice formation represents a remaining section of the Laurentide ice sheet that covered significant portions of North America during the last glacial period.
Captain William Penny, a whaling captain from Aberdeen who assisted in the search for John Franklin's expedition, established connections with Inuit communities.
Research teams conduct annual flights from Pangnirtung to measure ice melting rates, snow accumulation, ice volume changes, and temperature variations.
Ice core samples from the Penny Ice Cap reveal current melting rates unprecedented in the past 3,000 years.
Location: Nunavut
GPS coordinates: 67.25000,-66.00000
Latest update: March 8, 2025 06:15
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