Petermann Glacier

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Petermann Glacier

(Petermann Brae), part of the ice cap in northwestern Greenland. Petermann Glacier is 200 km long, with widths to 60 km. It extends into Hall Basin, where it ends in a thin, almost flat tongue that floats on the water. It was named in honor of A. Petermann.

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No references found			It could be that ordinary glacial dynamics were at work, and indeed, Petermann glacier "calves" (breaks off) icebergs routinely, although generally not ones so large as this. Out of equilibrium? The world's changing ice cover by Schmidt, Charles W. / Environmental Health Perspectives Environmental watchdog Greenpeace said Thursday it was expecting the disintegration of the Petermann glacier in north-western Greenland, from which a massive ice island four times the size of Manhattan broke off earlier this month. Greenpeace expected massive break-off from Greenland glacier by AFP / AFP Global Edition Satellite images of the area show that the Petermann glacier lost about one-quarter of floating ice-shelf. Arctic ice island 'poses no immediate threat' by AFP / AFP American Edition			Peter the Iberian Peter the Venerable Peter V Peter Veres Péter Veres Peter von Cornelius Peter Waage Peter Weiss Peter's denial Peter's Pence Peter, Apocalypse of Peter, Hugh Peter, Johann Friedrich Peter, Meister Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peterborough Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of Petergof Lapidary Works Peterhead Peterhof Peterhof Conferences of 1905 Peterlee Peterloo Peterloo Massacre Petermann Glacier Petermann Peak Petermann, August Petermann, August Heinrich Peters' formula Peters, Carl Peters, Christian August Friedrich Peters, Hugh Peters, Iakov Peters, Iakov Khristoforovich Peters, Ivy Peters, Jeff Peters, Karl Peters, Richard Peters, Rudolph Albert Peters, Samuel Peters, Tom Petersburg Petersburg Campaign Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg standard Petersen coil Petersen grab Peterson Peterson, Aleksei Peterson, Aleksei Nikolaevich			Peterborough, England Peterborough, England Peterburg Peterburg Peterburgskie Vedomosti Peterburi Peterburi petered petered petered Peterel Peterero Petergof Petergof Lapidary Works Peterhead Peterhof Peterhof Conferences of 1905 Peterhof, Russia Peterhoff petering petering petering Peterlee Peterlee Peterlee Relational Test Vehicle Peterloo Peterloo Peterloo Massacre Peterloo Massacre Peterman Petermann Glacier Petermann Peak Petermann Peak Petermann, August Petermann, August Heinrich Petermanniaceae petermen peters peters peters Peters MacGregor Capital Management Peters Pence Peters Pence Peters Township High School Peters Township Hockey Club Peters Township Junior Football Association Peters Township Public Library Peters' formula Peters' ovum Peters' projection Peters, Carl Peters, Christian August Friedrich Peters, Hugh Peters, Iakov Peters, Iakov Khristoforovich Peters, Ivy Peters, Jeff Peters, Karl Peters, Richard

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