Aerial view of the perennial ice patch IP1 in July 2016 showing the location of the borehole (photo Denis Sarrazin) |
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| Latitude : | 83.0939972 | |
| Longitude : | -74.1996166 | |
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The perennial ice patch IP1 is located on Ward Hunt Island, off the north coast of Ellesmere Island.
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The ice patch IP1 is located at the bottom of the north face of Walker Hill between 30 and 50 m above sea level. Its surface is inclined at 25 to 30° and faces northeast. Its dimensions are approximately 150 m long and 40 m wide at the end of the melting season. The maximum ice thickness was about 380 cm in the central part in the summer of 2017.
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