Fig. 1: Context of the study area and retreat in the region.
From: Regional ice flow piracy following the collapse of Midgaard Glacier in Southeast Greenland
a Inset showing the location of the study area in Greenland. b Map of the study area showing Sermilik Fjord and the location of the major glaciers in the study: Midgaard Glacier (MG), Franche Comté Glacier (FCG), Nigertiip Apusiia (NA), Kattilersopia (KA), and Pourquoi-Pas (PP). Hillshade is produced from the ArcticDEM64 mosaic. c Terminus positions from 1933 to 2022 based on historical analogue images and modern satellite imagery for MG. d Evolution of the medial moraine at the intersection between KA-PP-NA from 1933 to 2022, also based on historical and modern satellite imagery. e Terminus positions from 1933 to 2022 based on historical analogue images and modern satellite imagery for KA. (Background image c-e: LANDSAT 9 2022) f Relative glacier front position of MG (blue) and KA (orange) with the year 2011 highlighted in yellow to mark the end the single calving front named MG and the formation of two new fronts now called FCG (green) and NA (red).
