Sondrestrom
Air Base 1959
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Photo by
William M. Nichols, 61st TCS Pilot |
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Sondrestrom AB, Greenland. Melt water pools on the ice cap. These pools are found throughout the
crevasse area. The ice cap
slopes upward toward the center of Greenland. It can be likened to a huge dome. The rise is so gradual that it is
almost imperceptible. However,
at the center of Greenland, the surface of the ice cap is about 9,000 feet
above sea level. At this high
altitude, it is too cold to melt, even in summer. These pools are about 150 miles inland from the West Coast
of Greenland, or about 75 miles from the edge of the ice cap. Caption by Bill
Nichols. (Circa 1959) |