Research Team Extracts Deepest Ice Core Ever Found in Canada

Research Team Extracts Deepest Ice Core Ever Found in Canada

Researchers from the University of Manitoba have extracted what is believed to be the deepest ice core ever in Canadian history. The 613-metre ice core from the Müller Ice Cap on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, was extracted in 2–3 metre sections over a period of several weeks. The ice core is expected to offer insights in the climatic past of the Arctic, according to project lead Dorthe Dahl-Jensen. “When you drill an ice core, you drill from ann…