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How thick is the Greenland Ice Sheet?
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The Greenland Ice Sheet has an average thickness of approximately 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). While the ice sheet is thicker in the center than along its margins, it reaches its maximum thickness at the northern dome, which rises to an elevation of more than 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) above sea level.1