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Tunup avataani iluliarujussuaq ulluni makkunani kujammut ingerlaarpoq. Iluliarsuaq sikuusoq 1.200 kilometerit sinnerlugit ingerlaareerluni suli ingerlaarujoorpoq.
Iluliarsuaq 2023/24-mi ukiuunerani Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden-imi sermersuup (79-Fjorden) ilaanit kaanngarluni pilersinneqarpoq. Tamatuma kingorna Île de France-p eqqaani sikumi uninngaarujoorsimalluni. Ukiuunerani sikup aseroriartornerata kingorna ingerlaarsinnaaleqqissimavoq, maannalu Kalaallit Nunaata kangiata sineriaa atuarlugu kujammut sikorsuit ingerlaaqatigigallarlugit.
Sapaatip akunnerata tulliani ilimagineqarpoq Iluliarsuaq sikorsuarnit avissaassasoq, kingornalu Tasiilap tungaanut ingerlaqqissinnaanngussalluni. Anorip sarfallu pitsaasumik inissisimanissaat apeqqutaalluni, Nunatta Isua kaajallallugu ingerlaqqissinnaavoq. Iluliarsuaq taanna 5,7 kilometerinik takissuseqarpoq, 4 kilometerinik silissuseqarluni. Immap qaavanit 10–30 meterinik qaffasissuseqarpoq, kisiannili tamanna sikup ilaanik takuneqarsinnaasumik taamaallaat takutitsivoq, sikup annerpaartaa immamiimmat.
Sentinel-2 qaammataasakkut assilisat kingulliit takutippaat iluliarsuaq qanoq isikkoqarnersoq, kiisalu Kalaallit Nunaata kangiata sineriaani sumi inissisimanersoq. Assiliineq annertunerusoq NASA-p MODIS-satellitiata 6. juli 2026-meersumeerpoq.
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Langt ude i havisen ud for Østgrønland driver i disse dage et stort isbjerg mod syd – med over 1.200 kilometer bag sig.
Bjerget blev "født", da det brækkede af Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden-gletsjeren (79-Fjorden) i vinteren 2023/24. Indtil i vinter lå det i ro ved øen Île de France, fanget i fastisen. Da fastisen brød op, kom bjerget i bevægelse og har siden fulgt med storisen sydpå langs kysten.
I løbet af den kommende uge ventes isbjerget at slippe fri af storisen og drive videre mod Tasiilaq. Med de rette vind- og strømforhold kan det fortsætte hele vejen rundt om Kap Farvel.
Isbjerget måler omkring 5,7 x 4 kilometer og rager 10-30 meter op over havoverfladen – kun toppen af isbjerget, da langt størstedelen af isen skjuler sig under vandet.
Satellitbillederne herunder viser bjerget på tæt hold (Sentinel-2) og i den større sammenhæng ud for Østgrønlands kyst, fotograferet af NASA's MODIS-satellit den 6. juli 2026.
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Far out in the sea ice off East Greenland, a massive iceberg is currently drifting south—with over 1,200 kilometers already behind it.
The iceberg was "born" when it broke off the Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Glacier (79-Fjorden) during the winter of 2023/24. Until this past winter, it remained stationary near the island of Île de France, trapped in the fast ice. When the fast ice broke up, the iceberg set in motion and has since drifted southward along the coast with the pack ice.
Over the coming week, the iceberg is expected to break free from the pack ice and continue drifting toward Tasiilaq. Given the right wind and current conditions, it could continue all the way around Cape Farewell.
The iceberg measures approximately 5.7 by 4 kilometers and rises 10–30 meters above sea level—which is only the tip of the iceberg, as the vast majority of the ice is hidden beneath the water.
The satellite images below show a close-up of the iceberg (Sentinel-2) and its broader context off the coast of East Greenland, captured by NASA's MODIS satellite on July 6, 2026.