An ice cliff near Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

An ice cliff near Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula

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An ice cliff near Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula. Scientists are usingobservations of ice cliffs like this one to test theories about how tall cliffs may influence glacierretreat and future sea level rise.

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Photo by Caroline Needell, ©WHOI

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