Mass Balance Factsheet for the Meighen Ice Cap, Canadian High Arctic
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For information on the status of the glacier and on data relating to annual mass balance and other measurements, visit the WGMS Fluctuations of Glaciers Browser.
FACTS:
- Political unit:CA
- WGMS ID: 16
- Latitude: 79.95°N
- Longitude: 99.13°W
- Height min: 70 m a.s.l.
- Height max: 1267 m a.s.l.
- Measurement types: MASS BALANCE
- Current Principal Investigator: DAVID BURGESS & Colleagues
- Current Sponsoring Agency: NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA – GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA (OTTAWA, CA)
Meighen Ice Cap in 2011 (taken by Jürg Alean on 16/07/2011)
Terrestrial and satellite map of Meighen Ice Cap (Google Maps)
Meighen Ice Cap Annual Mass Balance (WGMS, 2016)
Continuous Mass Balance (MB) measurements since 1959/60:
Additional data available: Glacier Outlines:
