The edge of North Polar ice sheet seen from Arctic cruise ship MV Fram, August 2014, Arctic Ocean north of Spitzbergen, Svalbard

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Not really the time and place to be sitting out on deck with a glass of Chardonnay!

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Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Arctic Ocean north of Spitzbergen, Svalbard.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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