General data
Northern Ellesmere Island
Measurement site
Latitude
82.5
Longitude
-82.5
Altitude (m)
0
Site location
The northern coast of Ellesmere Island from Cape Hecla to the northern end of Axel Heiberg Island, excluding the heads of very long fiords.
Site description
This area is the zone that was thought to have ice shelves based on an interpretation of R. Peary's journal by WF Vincent and others (2001) Polar Record.