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Agassiz Ice Cap

Glaciers and Ice Formations

The Agassiz Ice Cap, formerly known as the Agassiz Glacier, is an ice cap on the central eastern side of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, covering about 21,000 square kilometers. It lies between the North Ellesmere Ice Field to its north and the Prince of Wales Icefield to its south. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Agassiz Ice Cap

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Agassiz Ice Cap
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The Agassiz Ice Cap formerly Agassiz Glacier is an ice cap on the central eastern side of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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Wikidata: Agassiz Ice Cap
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