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Manhattan-sized ice chunk breaks from Ellesmere Island Arctic shelf
A chunk nearly the size of Manhattan broke away from the Markham Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island, drifting in the Arctic Ocean. Scientists note rapid Arctic changes with multiple shelves collapsing or shrinking including Serson and Ward Hunt, as unusually warm temperatures persist.
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Arctic
Toronto
Manhattan
Ellesmere Island
Canada
Derek Mueller
Trent University
Ontario
Associated Press
Markham
Arctic Ocean
Markham Ice Shelf
Mueller
Serson Ice Shelf
Ward Hunt Shelf
Greenland
Luke Copland
Laboratory For
University of Ottawa
Ward Hunt