Recent Changes at the Front of Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T.

Abstract

It has been known for some time that the ice shelves of northern Ellesmere Island are the primary source of ice islands. The last major ice island calving occurred at the front of Ward Hunt Ice Shelf (WHIS) between August 1961 and April 1962 (Hattersley-Smith, 1963). Other important, but previously undocumented, changes to Milne and Ayles Ice shelves have recently been noted. During field investigations in spring 1982 and 1983 further changes were observed at the front of WHIS. ...