Nares Ice Bridge Breakup

Saturday, April 2, 2011 - 09:10 in Earth & Climate

Nares Ice Bridge Breakup The ice bridge in Nares Strait at the Kane Basin outlet to Baffin Bay has begun to break up. There was a plug of consolidated ice solidly wedged across the channel.  Consolidated ice is very strong in compression, but weak in tension, as I have noted in other articles, such as Bridges That Build Themselves.  From that article: read more

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