The Petermann Ice Island PII-A is within 5 km (3 miles) from the shores off St. Anthony, Newfoundland. The MODIS Terra image of this morning shows PII-A sitting in water 100 meters (330 feet) deep. The island may be partially grounded, because its thickness is close to the water depth.
Petermann Ice Island PII-A 3 miles from shore.
Petermann Ice Island PII-A off Labrador and Newfoundland.
The dotted black line shows the track of PII-A until last week as determined from one of three beacons placed by the Canadian Coast Guard and Ice Service.
Icy Seas 