Glaciers of southern Axel Heiberg

Spectacular piedmont glaciers northwest of Surprise Fjord (visbile in the distance; August 24th, 1977).

Enlarged section from the previous photo illustrating folding of the ice due to longitudinal compression.

The same glaciers as seen in the previous photo, but from the opposite direction (July 23rd, 2008).

Stereo anagyph version of the previous photo (red-blue glases are needed to see the 3D-effect).

Small and thin icecaps near Surprise Fjord. Moraines are practically absent as there are hardly any rock outcrops in the accumulation area (August 24th, 1977).

Stereo anagyph version of the previous photo (red-blue glases are needed to see the 3D-effect).

Prominent valley glacier to the north of the glaciers seen in the previous photo. This glacier has prominent lateral moraines (August 24th, 1977).

The same glacier as seen in the previous photo, with remarkable push moraine in front of its terminus (August 24th, 1977).

This enlarged section from the previous photo emphasizes the structures of the push moraine and the supraglacial meltwater channels. Recession of the glacier tongue is evident.

Another glacier with prominent push moraine. Note also the folding of ice structures on the bigger glacier tongue (August 24th, 1977).

This wide angle view of the same piedmont glacier as in the previous photo shows a wide terminal moraine surrounding the entire ice lobe (August 24th, 1977).

The same piemont glacier as shown in the previous photo on July 23rd, 2008. Recession since 1977 is particularly evident in at the smaller glacier in the left foreground.

A complex outlet glacier with promient medial moraines north of Good Friday Bay. Steacy Icecap is in the background (July 1, 2008).

Stereo anagyph version of the previous photo.

The same glacier as in the previous photo damming a major glacial lake (still ice-covered, left; July 1, 2008).

Stereo anagyph version of the previous photo.

Tele photo view of the medial moraines and the ice-dammed lake (July 1, 2008).

The same glacier seen in the opposite direction (July 5, 2008; photo Melissa Battler).

Steacy Icecap, Nunataks and Princess Margaret Range in the distance (July 23rd, 2008).

Looking south over the glacierized ranges of SW Axel Heiberg. Below centre is an ice-dammed lake (cf. next photos; August 24th, 1977).

Closer view of the ice-dammed lake: Calving of thin, tabular icebergs is very slow, and the icebergs move only small distances, more or les preserving their relative positions (August 24th, 1977).

The same ice-dammed lake on July 23rd, 2008: Glacier rescession has enlarged the lake, in which a slow calving event is taking place on the right.

Outlet glaciers flowing north from Steacy Icecap (August 24th, 1977, compare with next photo).

The same glacier tongues as on the left in the previous photo on July 23rd, 2008.

Small icecap and glacier tongue nortwest of Steacy Icecap (July 1, 2008).

Stereo anagyph version of the previous photo.

The same glacier tongue appears very white after a recent snowfall (July 23rd, 2008).

Icefall, small regenerated glacier and remarkably large set of terminal moraines (northwest of Steacy Icecap; July 23rd, 2008).