The Milne Ice Shelf on the northwest coast of Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island has broken-up, reducing in size by almost half and setting large ice islands adrift in the Arctic Ocean.
Nunavut’s Milne Ice Shelf Suddenly Collapses
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