Greenland Ice Sheet
CountryGreenland
Area1,710,000 km2
Length~2,400 km
TypeIce sheet
About Greenland Ice Sheet
The second largest ice body. Contains 2,850,000 km3 of ice. If melted, sea levels would rise 7.2 m. The Jakobshavn glacier alone drains 6.5% of the ice sheet. Losing 280 billion tons per year. The oldest ice is over 1 million years old.
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