Sermeq Avannarleq,
02-05 June, 2007
The Sermeq Avannarleq
glacier, 1.4 km wide, seen from 1000' above sea level, looking north
west
Jason Box gathers angle measurements to
determine glacier flow speed from repeat photographs collected by the
camera
station at left.
James Balog takes still photographs of the sea ice
below
Jeff Orlowski
calibrates the
Panasonic HD video camera
Alberto
Behar helped keep our electronics alive
James Balog captures
more of
the scenery
A stone left behind by retreating
ice.
A glacial ‘trimline’ is visible in the
background where grey unvegetated land meets vegetated tundra.
The trimline indicates the maximum glacier extent, up to 1000’ higher
than
today, having reached its peak during the 1860’s end of the Little Ice
Age.
Ptarmigans kept us company.
Photos and text © Jason Box.