Breaking fracturing ice in a lead. Without the dark of the water and new ice in the lead, this would be near whiteout conditions where sky and ice blend together and the horizon is indistinguishable in a continuous white landscape.

Image ID: arct0297, NOAA At The Ends of the Earth Collection
Location: Alaska, Beaufort Sea
Photo Date: 2008 September 12
Credit: Collection of Dr. Pablo Clemente-Colon, Chief Scientist National Ice Center

Category: Arctic Moods/

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