Petermann Glacier

Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier

August 26, 2026 by Amara Singh

A Manhattan-sized ice island measuring 76.4 square kilometers broke away from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier on August 4, 2026.

Categories Science Tags Antarctic Ice Sheet, Climate Change Canada, European Space Agency, Petermann Glacier

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