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As the ice stream accelerates it is also getting steeper. The rate of thinning within the central trunk has quadrupled from 1995 to 2006. If the current rate of acceleration were to continue the main trunk of the glacier could be afloat within 100 years | As the ice stream accelerates it is also getting steeper. The rate of thinning within the central trunk has quadrupled from 1995 to 2006. If the current rate of acceleration were to continue the main trunk of the glacier could be afloat within 100 years | ||
===Sif Island=== | |||
The retreating glacier has revealed a previously unknown island beneath its ice, [[Sif Island]]. The island was first visited and studied in 2020 after its existence was confirmed by satellite imagery. | |||
==Subglacial volcano== | ==Subglacial volcano== | ||
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On 10 September 2019, Florian Lohwasser was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron of Pine Island. Although [[Grand Duke Travis]] attempted to dissuade him from selecting this region as his title due to the high probability that the glacier will be gone in less than a decade, the Baron insisted on adopting the name, stating: "I would like to use the 'Pine Island Glacier' and spread the word about the glacier's tragic situation." | On 10 September 2019, Florian Lohwasser was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron of Pine Island. Although [[Grand Duke Travis]] attempted to dissuade him from selecting this region as his title due to the high probability that the glacier will be gone in less than a decade, the Baron insisted on adopting the name, stating: "I would like to use the 'Pine Island Glacier' and spread the word about the glacier's tragic situation." | ||
His Lordship's title was later elevated to Count of [[Sif Island|Sif]]. | |||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||