Acquired July 27, 2011, this natural-color image shows the ice island PII-A off the coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland.
Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Acquired August 4, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Petermann Ice Island-A off the northeastern tip of Newfoundland.
A massive ice island is lingering off the coast of Labrador, Canada, after an 11-month journey from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland.
Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Acquired August 14, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Petermann Ice Island-A off St. Anthony, Newfoundland, where it had apparently grounded a week earlier.
Land Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Acquired August 22, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Petermann Ice Island-A split in two off the Newfoundland coast.
Petermann Ice Island A still behaves like the massive ice sheet it left 14 months ago.
Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice
Acquired July 28, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Petermann Ice Island-A drifting in the Labrador Sea, within 30 kilometers of Belle Isle.
Acquired August 1, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Petermann Ice Island-A off the northeastern tip of Newfoundland.
In August 2010, a NASA satellite tracked the chunk of ice as it slowly migrated down the fjord.
Image of the Day Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Acquired on the afternoon of August 22, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Petermann Ice Island-A split in two off the Newfoundland coast.