Earth:Ad Astra Ice Cap

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Short description: Ice cap in Nunavut, Canada
Ad Astra Ice Cap
Tanquary Fiord 12 1997-08-05.jpg
The Conger Range and Ad Astra Ice Cap
Map showing the location of Ad Astra Ice Cap
Map showing the location of Ad Astra Ice Cap
Ad Astra Ice Cap
TypeIce cap
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 81°35′N 76°17′W / 81.583°N 76.283°W / 81.583; -76.283
StatusRetreating[1]

The Ad Astra Ice Cap is an ice cap in Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.[2] It is located in the Conger Range, north of the head of Tanquary Fiord.

The Ad Astra ice cap has a maximum elevation of 1,676 m (5,499 ft).[3] Mummified wood was found in a valley at the base of the ice cap.[1]

See also

  • List of glaciers in Canada

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fungal diversity and deterioration in mummified woods from the ad Astra Ice Cap region in the Canadian High Arctic
  2. ↑ Google Earth
  3. ↑ Ad Astra Ice Cap, Nunavut

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