Personnel from the Applied Physics Lab Ice Station prepare to mine ice to bring back fresh water to the arctic camp during Ice Exercise March 21, 2009 in the Arctic Ocean. Due to the extreme salt content of the water, ice mines, which are pockets of older ice where the salt has leeched out over time leaving fresh water are critical sources of fresh drinking water.

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Personnel from the Applied Physics Lab Ice Station prepare to mine ice to bring back fresh water to the arctic camp during Ice Exercise March 21, 2009 in the Arctic Ocean. Due to the extreme salt content of the water, ice mines, which are pockets of older ice where the salt has leeched out over time leaving fresh water are critical sources of fresh drinking water.

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Location: Arctic Ocean
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