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The glaciers that feed the North Water Polynya are rapidly retreating

It's not yet clear what this means for the polynya, also known as Pikialasorsuaq, which is the largest area of year-round open water of its kind in the Arctic.

By Elaine Anselmi, Nunatsiaq News May 13, 2020
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About 150 kilometers north of Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island, two glaciers are rapidly receding from the seawater at their edge.

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