🔬 North Ice

Greenland · Americas · 78.07°N, 38.48°W

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North Ice was a research station of the British North Greenland Expedition on the inland ice of Greenland. The coordinates of the station were 78°04′N 38°29′W, at an altitude of 2,341 metres (7,680 ft) above sea level. The British North Greenland Expedition had its main base camp in Britannia Lake, Queen Louise Land. It was led by Commander James Simpson RN. The station recorded a temperature of −66.1 °C (−87.0 °F) on 9 January 1954, which made it the lowest temperature ever recorded in North America up until that time. It was superseded by an observation of −69.6 °C (−93.3 °F) at the Greenland Ice Sheet on 22 December 1991. The name of the station contrasts to the former British South Ice station in Antarctica.

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Quick facts

CountryGreenland
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)78.07°N, 38.48°W · view on map

North Ice is located in Greenland, in Americas.

More research stations in Greenland

Brønlundhus · Sermilik Station · Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility · Station Nord, Greenland · Summit Station (Greenland) · Zackenberg Station.

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