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Huge ice island off St. Anthony

Birds are using the fragments of the Petermann Ice Island as a slow moving form of transport and a place to rest their weary wings. — Photo by Juris Graney, Transcontinental Media

Published on August 8, 2011; Published on August 8, 2011

Topics :: St. Anthony

Until you actually see the Petermann Ice Island up close and personal, it’s hard to imagine just how big it really is.

The giant slab of Greenland ice broke away from the larger Petermann Glacier about a year ago and is now floating only a handful of miles off of St. Anthony.

The Northern Pen’s Juris Graney recently hopped in a local tour boat to see the island for himself. He’ll explain just how big this berg is in Tuesday’s Telegram.

Until then, take a look at Graney’s photos by clicking here.

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