Sea-ice. This free-floating ice has formed from the break-up of a thin ice-sheet developed on the surface of very cold, open marine water. Individual

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Sea-ice. This free-floating ice has formed from the break-up of a thin ice-sheet developed on the surface of very cold, open marine water. Individual polygons may eventually become circular to sub-circular in shape similar to pancake ice.

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Size: 5138px × 3425px
Photo credit: © MICHAEL CLUTSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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