Scientists warn that emerging islands are the direct result of the growing climate crisis as the Arctic undergoes a mass melting of glaciers and sea ice
The Navy first spotted the islands in 2016 using satellite imagery, but only confirmed and mapped them in August and September during an expedition to the site, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.The new islands are located near the Vylki glacier off the coast of the remote Novaya Zemlya archipelago, which lies in the Arctic Ocean northwest of the Russian mainland. They range in area from 900 to 54,500 square meters -- as big as 10 football fields.
See glaciers melt before your eyes 01:24The expedition included scientists and documentary filmmakers from the Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Arctic National Park, according to the Defense Ministry. Apart from visiting the Novaya Zemlya, the crew also visited Franz Josef Land, conducting research and surveying the ocean and land.
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