Crusoe-Baby Lake

On its east side the tongue of Crusoe Glacier dams the runoff from Baby Glacier. This water, and the lateral meltwater stream of Crusoe Glacier form a remarkable ice-dammed lake, Crusoe-baby Lake.

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Crusoe Glacier dams Crusoe-Baby Lake, here seen at a low water level (July 10th, 2008).
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Caribou tracks along the shore of Crusoe-Baby Lake. The water level fluctuates daily as water inflow varies depending on the amount of ablation on the glacier.
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A prominent delta is forming in Crusoe-Baby Lake. Some of the debris will later be cleared out again during catastrophic draining of the lake (July 10th, 2008).
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Meltwater from Baby Glacier is entering ice-dammed Crusoe-Baby Lake on the lower left.
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Folding of the ice at the outflow of Crusoe-Baby Lake. Arctic poppies in the left foreground (July 10th, 2008).
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The sheltered area around Crusoe-Baby Lake is a haven for plants and wildlife (photo: arctic poppies).
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The lake outflow disappears under the glacier (far left) and will later form the brown waterfall further downglacier.
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Outflow tunnel at Crusoe-Baby Lake. On the left erosion has exposed dead ice in the permafrost (10.7.2008).
Photos Jürg Alean