Greenland fossil discovery stuns scientists and confirms that center of ice sheet melted in recent past
The story of Greenland keeps getting greener—and scarier. A new study provides the first direct evidence that the center—not just the edges—of Greenland's ice sheet melted away in the recent geological past and the now-ice-covered island was then home to a...
try 1100 years ago. The entire north was ice free (see medieval warming period). Vikings had farms all over the land surrounding the artic ocean.
True be told they have no idea how long it takes for snow to accumulate or how long its been there for. I forget the name but there was a plane that had an emergency landing in Greenland during WWII. By there dating standards it should still be visible. in reality its like 300 feet under the snow.