GEG 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ice Shelf, Sognefjord, Ushuaia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEG 1301
• Professor: Denis Lacelle

Document Summary

Students on ice trip to the antarctic peninsula (glaciology) Emerald lake, glacial lake fine grained sediments reflect/refract the light, leading to bright green and blue lakes. Flat topped icebergs generally come from ice shelves. The antarctic peninsula is one of the fastest warming places on the earth. Most of the sediment comes to the surface of the glacier at the terminus, so the ice is darker/dirtier. Series of islands in the high arctic. Under the influence of the gulf stream. Torngat mountains national park (newfoundland and labrador) Base camp run by parks canada & local inuit government. All the glaciers have shrunk, some by up to 95%