Ad Astra Ice Cap

The Ad Astra Ice Cap is an ice cap in Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.[2] It is located in the Conger Range, north of the head of Tanquary Fiord.

For the ice cap in Queen Louise Land, see Ad Astra Ice Cap (Greenland).
Ad Astra Ice Cap
The Conger Range and Ad Astra Ice Cap
Map showing the location of Ad Astra Ice Cap
Map showing the location of Ad Astra Ice Cap
Ad Astra Ice Cap
TypeIce cap
LocationNunavut, Canada
Coordinates81°35′N 76°17′W
StatusRetreating[1]

The Ad Astra ice cap has a maximum elevation of 1,676 m (5,499 ft).[3] Mummified wood was found in a valley at the base of the ice cap.[1]

See also

References
  1. Fungal diversity and deterioration in mummified woods from the ad Astra Ice Cap region in the Canadian High Arctic
  2. Google Earth
  3. Ad Astra Ice Cap, Nunavut


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