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News: A massive chunk of ice of the Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glacier has broken off because of warmer temperatures in Greenland.
Facts:
- Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glacier sometimes referred to as “79 N Glacier is located in Northeast Greenland.It is the Arctic’s largest ice shelf.
Additional Facts:
Other Glaciers in News:
- Thwaites Glacier: It is located in western Antarctica and flows into Pine Island Bay, a part of the Amundsen Sea.
- Okjökull (Ok glacier): It was a glacier located in western Iceland on top of the shield volcano Ok.It is the first glacier lost to climate change in the world.
