最近一次如此大的浮冰岛的形成发生在1962年，当时加拿大的沃德亨特冰架崩解形成个小岛。
The last time such a large ice island formed was in 1962 when the Canadian Ward Hunt Ice Shelf calved an island.
“我们现在知道，这块浮冰下面水温相对较高，”杜特·里奥博士观察评论说，“所以这些温暖海水可能会融化冰架的底部。”
"We now know that there is relatively warm water beneath this floating ice," observed Dr Dutrieux, "so this warm water could have been able to melt the base of the ice shelf."
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