Uunartoq Qeqertoq, Inuit for "The Warming Island", is an island discovered in September 2005 by American explorer Dennis Schmitt off the east central coast of Greenland, 400 miles north of the Arctic circle. It was attached to the mainland by glacial ice even in 2002, when the ice shelves began retreating rapidly in this area, so that by 2005 it was no longer attached to mainland. Members of the scientific community believe this newly discovered island is a direct result of global warming.[1] The island itself has three large peninsulas, and thus resembles the English letter "W."
Subsequent 2007 expeditions and explorations, including the 2007 International Peary Land Expedition with University of Cambridge professor Frank Landsberger and California State University Channel Islands anthropologist Dr. Peter Skafte, are on-going.[2]
Warming Island: <img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Uunartoq_qeqertoq_2006.JPG" width="2592" height="1944">
Notes
- ^ "Melting glacier uncovers island". Credit: USGS Landsat Project. CNET.com. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ Richardson, John H. (2007-09-18). "Journey to the End of the Earth". Esquire. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
Further reading
- Hansen, Kathryn. 2007. TRENDS & INNOVATIONS - Ice Voted Off Warming Island - As the Climate Changes, New Real Estate Is Revealed, Such As Warming Island Off the Coast of Greenland. Explorers and Entrepreneurs Are Taking Advantage of the Situation and Offering Tours to the New Locales. Geotimes. 52, no. 7: 38.
External Links
- The Independent: An island made by global warming, 24 April 2007
- USGS Landsat Project: Warming Island, comparison of satellite pictures between 1985 and 2005
- The Warming Island Project
71°29′N 21°51′W / 71.483°N 21.850°W
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