Use these maps, satellite photos and radar images to learn about a huge island of ice that broke off of Ellesmere Island and floated into the Arctic Ocean. With updates on the ice shelf's current position.

By using aircraft reconnaissance and remote satellite technology, the Canadian Ice Service monitors sea ice conditions in Canadian waters.

Review Atlas of Canada information and maps to learn about glaciers and icefields, huge masses of ice that cover 200 000 square kilometers or 2% of Canada's area.

Contribute to Canadian climate change research by helping to record and analyze when ice forms and thaws on bodies of water.

Explore Atlas of Canada information and maps to learn about hail, when and where it occurs, the damage it causes and major hailstorms that have occurred in Canada.

View the maximum sea ice extent for a normal winter ice season in Canadian waters.

Explore Atlas of Canada information and maps to learn about permafrost, which occurs when the ground remains at or below a temperature of 0oC for a minimum period of two years.

Review Atlas of Canada information and maps to learn about sea ice, any form of ice that is found at sea and has originated from the freezing of sea water.

Learn about: snow's importance in water resources; snow, ice and climate in the north; and glaciers.

Review Atlas of Canada information and maps to discover how glaciers affect the location and form of the unconsolidated material on the earth's surface.

Learn how a new software model can forecast iceberg drift and help ships and off-shore oil platforms keep out of harm's way.