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Southern tip of Greenland

This MODIS true-color image of the southern tip of Greenland shows a first glimpse of bare ground along the southwestern coast as the snow and ice are beginning to melt. To the bottom right is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the bottom left is the Davis Strait.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC

Published May 28, 2001
Data acquired May 28, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Ice Growth/Melt
Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Melt
Collection:
Visible Earth