Cook Ice Cap, Kerguelen Island 21st Century Retreat

Kerguelen Island is at the edge of the furious fifties in the southern Indian Ocean. The island is host to many glaciers, the largest being the Cook Ice Cap at 400 km2. A comparison of aerial images from 1963 and 2001 by Berthier et al (2009) indicated the ice cap lost 21 % of its area in … Continue reading Cook Ice Cap, Kerguelen Island 21st Century Retreat