Greenland Ice Island Survives Collision, Keeps Drifting Toward Nares Strait

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Greenland Ice Island Survives Collision, Keeps Drifting Toward Nares Strait
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A vast iceberg calved from Greenland's Petermann Glacier formed a 29-square-mile ice island that drifted through Petermann Fjord into Nares Strait, rammed Joe Island but survived, and is expected to fragment further as it continues its voyage, with scientists monitoring two more calving events in the area.

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