M'Clintock Ice Shelf

82°55′N 77°30′W The M'Clintock Ice Shelf was a Canadian ice shelf attached to northern Ellesmere Island. By 1961/62, its connection was tenuous.^[1] Most of the shelf broke away during the period of 1963 through 1965 with the remainder (10 km² lodged at Borup Point) breaking off in 1966.^[2] Subsequently, multi year landfast sea ice, containing ice shelf fragments, has covered the M’Clintock Inlet mouth.^[3]

References

1. Vincent, W.F.; Gibson, J.A.E; Jeffries, M.O. (2001). "Ice-shelf collapse, climate change, and habitat loss in the Canadian high Arctic" (PDF). Polar Record. 37 (201). ulaval.ca: 133–142. doi:10.1017/s0032247400026954. S2CID 85551921. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
2. Climate System Research Center. "Taconite Inlet Project". umass.edu. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
3. Jeffires, M.O. (2002). Williams, R.S.; Ferrigno, J.G. (eds.). Glaciers of North America : satellite image atlas of glaciers of the world. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services. pp. 16. ISBN 0-607-98290-X. Retrieved 2008-09-05.