The Formation of the Ilulissat Icefjord
70 million years ago, Greenland is covered with green vegetation; the climat is warm.
During the iceage, Greenland is covered with ice, and is pressed down because of the thick ice cover
10.000 years ago, the ice draws back, watch the ice-tongue! This ice-tongue will cause the deep icefjord of Ilulissat
Present: The icefjord is created. You can clearly see the "threshold", over which the icebergs are pressed, when the fjord is overfilled with icebergs. Click on this last diagram for the details.

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