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Data acquired August 29, 2008
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Data acquired July 22 - August 29, 2008
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Ice Shelves Retreat on Ellesmere Island

Between July and August 2008, the Serson and Ward Hunt Ice Shelves lost ice, and the Markham Ice Shelf disintegrated completely.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Ice Shelves Retreat on Ellesmere Island .

NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published September 5, 2008
Data acquired July 22 - August 29, 2008