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Greenland ice sheet

The Greenland ice sheet is an ice sheet which forms the second-largest body of ice in the world. It is an average of 1,673 m (5,489 ft) thick and over 3,488 m (11,444 ft) thick at its maximum. It is almost 2,900 kilometres (1,800 mi) long in a north–south direction, with a maximum width of 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) at a latitude of 77°N, near its…

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Area
1,710,000 km2 (660,000 mi2)
Length
2,400 km (1,500 mi)
Thickness
1,673 m (5,489 ft) (average), 3,488 m (11,444 ft) (maximum)
Type
Ice sheet
Width
1,100 km (680 mi)

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Geological history

Recent melting

Future ice loss

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Greenland ice sheet

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Greenland ice sheet

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related to Changes in albedo · 14
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related to Recent melting · 14
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related to Near-term · 13
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related to Observed surface melting · 13
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see also · 4
Greenland ice sheet → ArcticSea, Greenland, GreenlandGlaciationClimate, List
Area · 1
Greenland ice sheet → 1,710,000 km2 (660,000 mi2)
Coordinates · 1
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Length · 1
Greenland ice sheet → 2,400 km (1,500 mi)
Thickness · 1
Greenland ice sheet → 1,673 m (5,489 ft) (average), 3,488 m (11,444 ft) (maximum)

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Greenland ice sheetArea1,710,000 km2 (660,000 mi2)1.00infobox
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Greenland ice sheetLength2,400 km (1,500 mi)1.00infobox
Greenland ice sheetThickness1,673 m (5,489 ft) (average), 3,488 m (11,444 ft) (maximum)1.00infobox
Greenland ice sheetTypeIce sheet1.00infobox
Greenland ice sheetWidth1,100 km (680 mi)1.00infobox
Greenland ice sheetis aice sheet which forms the second-largest body of ice in the world0.90text
the Fram Strait provide long records of glaciation at Greenlandinstance ofand sediment cores from places0.80text
in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulationinstance ofand informed research on tipping points0.80text
Greenland ice sheetrelated to Changes in albedoOn0.60section
Greenland ice sheetrelated to Changes in albedoGreenland0.60section
Greenland ice sheetrelated to Changes in albedoDecember0.60section

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