Agassiz Ice Cap

The Agassiz Ice Cap formerly Agassiz Glacier is an ice cap on the central eastern side of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Agassiz ice cap is about in area. It is located between the North Ellesmere ice field to the north and the Prince of Wales Icefield to the south.

Environmental studies

Several studies have been conducted which involve the analysis of ice cores extracted from the Agassiz Ice cap. Many of these studies are focused around climate change.