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Classic cirque glacier

Location: South of Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

Shilts Image - Classic cirque glacier

Retreating cirque glacier with a clearly marked equilibrium line and evidence of a fresh snowfall at higher altitudes. This image was taken from a commercial airliner at unknown altitude—probably 4,000 to 5,000 meters a.s.l. See image 0087.












Date taken: July 1993
Photo ID: 0007
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