International Ice Patrol Annual Count of Icebergs South of 48 Degrees North, 1900 to Present, Version 1
Data set id:
G10028
DOI: 10.7265/z6e8-3027
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release.

Overview

These data are a compilation by the International Ice Patrol (IIP) of the number of icebergs that drift south across the 48° N line of latitude within the western Atlantic Ocean. The number of icebergs is tracked monthly and annually starting from 1900 through present day.
Parameter(s):
ICEBERGS
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
SATELLITES
Ships
Sensor(s):
RADAR
SAR
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 October 1899 to 30 September 2021
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • N/A
    N/A
Spatial Coverage:
  • Northern latitude
    48
    Southern latitude
    27
    Eastern longitude
    -36
    Western longitude
    -60
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

Data Access

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