Island Rebound

Canada

Landsat 5

Acquired 2007-09-06

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3

During the last ice age, Akimiski Island in Canada's James Bay lay beneath vast glaciers that pressed down with immense force. As the climate changed and the ice retreated, Akimiski began a gradual rebound. The island's slow but steady increase in elevation is recorded along its naturally terraced edges where the coastline seems etched with bathtub rings, the result of the rising landmass and wave action at previous sea levels.

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U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

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Imagery curated from Earth as Art, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data.

Acquired 2007-09-06Landsat 5

OA-053

Island Rebound

Canada

Landsat 5

Acquired 2007-09-06

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3

During the last ice age, Akimiski Island in Canada's James Bay lay beneath vast glaciers that pressed down with immense force. As the climate changed and the ice retreated, Akimiski began a gradual rebound. The island's slow but steady increase in elevation is recorded along its naturally terraced edges where the coastline seems etched with bathtub rings, the result of the rising landmass and wave action at previous sea levels.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

Limited edition

15 of 15 remaining

Available as

Not yet in the shop. Get in touch → for commissions or an early print of this scene.

← Back to archive

← Previous

Impact

OA-052

Next →

Lake Eyre

OA-054