Devon Ice Cap

Devon Ice Cap
Elevation	1,920 m (6,299 ft)
Prominence	1,920 m (6,299 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Location	Devon Island
Coordinates	75°19′N 82°30′W / 75.317°N 82.5°W / 75.317; -82.5 (Devon Ice Cap)Coordinates: 75°19′N 82°30′W / 75.317°N 82.5°W / 75.317; -82.5 (Devon Ice Cap)[1]
Climbing
First ascent	Alfred Herbert Joy and party, 1926

The Devon Ice Cap is an ice cap on eastern Devon Island covering an area of over 12,000 km² (4,600 sq mi). The highest point on Devon Island is found at the summit of the ice cap, with an elevation of 1,920 m (6,299 ft). The ice cap has a maximum thickness of 880 m (2,887 ft).^[2]

The first ascent of the Devon Ice Cap was by Alfred Herbert Joy and his Inuit companions in 1926.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Devon Ice Cap Natural Resources Canada LADY ANN STRAIT Quad, Nunavut, Topographic Map". topozone.com. http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-82.4999999&lat=75.3332999&datum=nad83. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Devon Ice Cap". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=265. 

See also

• Retreat of glaciers since 1850