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Dear Linda,
I always assumed that what would be land above sea
level they make gray. So, yes, Greenland is still
covered in ice.

Zim.

Why is Greenland Covered in Ice?

https://mariobuildreps.com/why-is-greenland-covered-in-ice/

Why is There an Ice Sheet on Greenland?


Greenland is the largest island on earth, situated east of Canada, between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. About 80% of the island is covered by the massive Greenland Ice Sheet with an average thickness of about 1,667 meters. If this ice sheet would melt completely off, the sea level will rise with about 7 meters (23 feet).

Drill samples have shown that the Greenland ice sheet is approximately 110,000 years old. Other estimates claim that the ice sheet is 400,000 years old. How did this ice sheet become so thick, while the surrounding countries with mountain ranges, like Alaska, Canada and Russia, have no ice sheet? Even Iceland isn’t fully covered in ice. Moreover is the exact age of the ice sheet unclear. What do we really know?

This article will explore this issue partially which will be published in a series of articles.

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I found this article interesting.
Zim.




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Re: How stupid is oldCADuser?
By: lkorrow
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Sat, 17 Jun 17 2:49 AM
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Zim,

Neat map. Greenland has more open space than I remember.

I flew over Greenland once, it was the most incredible place I've ever seen. Huge mountains with snow filled valleys half way or more to the top of these very tall mountains. Endless snow.

Wonder how it looks on Google Earth . . .


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