Researchers have found a significant number of whale bones on Vilcheka Island, located in the far north of Russia. (Photo: Nikita Demidov, AARI, Alexander Ermolov)
Scientists have discovered that a glacier in the Russian Arctic is retreating at an astonishing rate, and its rapid shrinkage has exposed a burial site of ancient whale bones.
Earlier this year, a research team landed on Vilcheka Island in Russia's far north to study permafrost, according to the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) in Russia.
According to AARI geologist Nikita Demidov, using satellite images, the team compared the current and historical positions of the glacier. Scientists found that the island's ice sheet split into two parts in less than 20 years.
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