Ice & Snow

Aukkanniq - Polynya

An area where ice cannot form permanently due to water currents.

Thick landfast ice, good for travel.

The edge of the ice, floe edge.

Tidal cracks that form during the winter and re-freeze after opening. They re-occur with the influence of tidal stages.

An area of open water formed by ice opening up due to wind or currents, often in spring.

Soft, slushy ice in the water, often from snow falling in the water.

Where the ice piles up and forms ridges along the floe edge or along the shore.

seal breathing hole

Sea ice which has survived at least one summer's melt.

Holes that form as the ice has melted right through, allowing for the drainage of melt-water.

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