By Isabelle Wicks Current state of the Greenland Ice Sheet The current Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) contains ~3 million km3 of ice. If all of this were to melt, it would be enough to raise the global sea level by 7.42 m1. GrIS contains over 200 major outlet glaciers around its edges, with over half […]
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Oqaluttuat katersat takutippaat tuluit Kalaallit Nunaannut paasisassarsiornernut siusissunut ilaasarsimasut assigiinngiiaarnerat. LINK-i taanna StoryMap-imik nutaamik igalaami ammassaaq.
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Denne samling af StoryMaps illustrerer mangfoldigheden af mennesker involveret i tidlige britisk-ledede ekspeditioner til Grønland. Dette LINK åbner StoryMap i et nyt vindue.
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Below is the Greenland Connection StoryMap, presented in English. The Greenland Connection comprises six StoryMaps covering: This LINK will open the StoryMap in a new window.
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UK A Level Geography The Greenland Connection StoryMaps are also relevant to the UK A-Level syllabus. These StoryMaps are relevant to the 2026 AQA Geography A-Level Specification. StoryMap StoryMap relevant content Key concepts Curriculum relevance The People of Greenland Scrambles for the ArcticGreenland science today The location of Greenland, it’s ice sheet,
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These pages contain resources to support Geography A Level teachers who want to use the Hidden Landscapes of Greenland StoryMaps in their teaching, either in classroom or as part of an extension activity.
The Greenland Connection is a project funded by the NERC Arctic Office, which aims to illustrate the diversity of people involved in UK-led explorations to Greenland. The Greenland Connection comprises six StoryMaps covering: The StoryMaps are available in English, Danish and Greenlandic. They are written for adults and students aged 16+ and are appropriate for
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By Guy Paxman and Bethan Davies The Greenland Ice Sheet is a huge mass of ice on the island of Greenland. In places, the ice is more than 3 km thick, and there are more than two thousand trillion tonnes of ice. If all the ice melted, this would be enough to raise global sea
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All photographs courtesy of and credit to Jeremy Harbeck (NASA). These photographs are provided as a resource alongside the Greenland StoryMap Collection.
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In this interview, Guy Paxman and Bethan Davies discuss the hidden landscapes beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet, and why this is important for understanding the polar ice sheet. In this video, Dr Guy Paxman and Dr Bethan Davies discuss the exciting hidden mountains and valleys underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. This landscape is covered by
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