Huge ice island calves off Greenland glacier

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The Petermann glacier on Greeland's northwest coast. The photo was taken in 2009. A University of Delaware researcher reported Friday that an 'ice island' four times the size of Manhattan calved off from Greenland's Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962. [gb.cri.cn]

The Petermann glacier on Greeland's northwest coast. The photo was taken in 2009. A University of Delaware researcher reported Friday that an "ice island" four times the size of Manhattan calved off from Greenland's Petermann Glacier. The last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962. [gb.cri.cn] 



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