page_title: Ayles Ice Shelf
hierarchical_section_title: Ayles Ice Shelf
context_page_description: The Ayles Ice Shelf was one of six major ice shelves in Canada, all on the north coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The ice shelf broke off from the coast on August 13, 2005, forming a giant ice island 37 m thick and measuring around 14 by 5 km in size. The oldest ice in the ice shelf is believed to be over 3,000 years old. The ice shelf was at, approximately 800 km south of the North Pole.
  The Ayles Ice Shelf, like the nearby Mount Ayles, was named for the Arctic explorer, Adam Ayles, who served under George Nares as the Petty Officer of HMS Alert in the British Arctic Expedition. A 1986 survey of Canadian ice shelves found that 48 km², a volume of 3.3 km³, of ice calved from the Milne and Ayles ice shelves between 1959 and 1974. Canada lost 94% of its overall ice shelf area between 1906 and 2015.
context_section_description: The Ayles Ice Shelf was one of six major ice shelves in Canada, all on the north coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The ice shelf broke off from the coast on August 13, 2005, forming a giant ice island 37 m (121 ft) thick and measuring around 14 by 5 km (8.7 by 3.1 mi)  in size (approximately 55 km² (21 sq mi) in area or 2.6 km³ (0.62 cu mi) in volume). The oldest ice in the ice shelf is believed to be over 3,000 years old. The ice shelf was at (82°52′N 80°30′W), approximately 800 km (500 mi) south of the North Pole.
  The Ayles Ice Shelf, like the nearby Mount Ayles, was named for the Arctic explorer, Adam Ayles, who served under George Nares as the Petty Officer of HMS Alert in the British Arctic Expedition. A 1986 survey of Canadian ice shelves found that 48 km² (19 sq mi), a volume of 3.3 km³ (0.79 cu mi), of ice calved from the Milne and Ayles ice shelves between 1959 and 1974. Canada lost 94% of its overall ice shelf area between 1906 and 2015.
caption: Before: Ellesmere Island on July 12, 2002.
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