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GISP2 drill site, Summit, Greenland

ice-core drill site

Ice-core drill site0

Note

Near Summit Camp (Wikidata Q1502578, 72.5796° N, 38.4592° W), the station at the GISP2 site on the summit of the Greenland ice sheet. The core's platinum spike and the onset of the cold interval are measured here.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). GISP2 drill site, Summit, Greenland [Place PLC0D51WZHA4Z1Z]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D51WZHA4Z1Z
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