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Bookmark or Share- Data | ITGC Thwaites GlacierNow available is a new compilation of multibeam-bathymetric data for the inner Amundsen Sea continental shelf beyond Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers. The primary dataset was collected in 2019 by the THOR team during the first cruise of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC).
- ITGC Thwaites GlacierThe colossal Thwaites, at roughly 120 km across, is the widest glacier on the planet. It is also a keystone of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, much of which sits on a bed below sea level and would raise sea levels by 3.3 metres if it all melted.
- ITGC Thwaites GlacierThe UK-US-led International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) is studying this rapidly changing glacier, the collapse of which could significantly affect global sea levels. It already accounts for around four per cent of global sea-level rise —an amount that has more than doubled since the mid-1990s.
- ITGC Thwaites GlacierA new study by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) has provided a more optimistic outlook on one of the worst-case scenarios for sea-level rise caused by melting Antarctic glaciers.
- ITGC Thwaites GlacierLearn more about Thwaites Glacier's size, location, and more Click here to view our facts sheet as a PDF. Ice front of Thwaites Glacier, January 2020. Credit: David Vaughan What is Thwaites Glacier? 1. Thwaites is the widest glacier on Earth, at ~120 km (~80 miles) wide.
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