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Fimbul Ice Shelf1015 viewsThe Fimbul Ice Shelf is punctuated by numerous ice rises that occur where isolated rocky islands are covered by ice. Ice shelves may be particularly sensitive to changes in climate, and recently ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula have experienced rapid retreat
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968 viewsAntarctica is covered with ice--much of it in the form of glaciers and ice streams.
Image Credit: Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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102 viewsMuch of northern Alaska is covered in boreal forest and tundra.
Image courtesy Andrew Slater, NSIDC.
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177 viewsMuch of northern Alaska is covered in boreal forest and tundra.
Image courtesy Andrew Slater, NSIDC.
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228 viewsThe ice-covered Inglefield Fjord lies in the background behind the town of Qaanaaq.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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79 viewsDrifts of snow covered the Megadunes team's Scott tents.
Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC
Megadunes Web site
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87 viewsDrifts of snow covered the Megadunes team's Scott tents.
Image Credit: Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC
Megadunes Web site
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230 viewsAn aerial view of the Aurora Australis breaking through the sea ice surrounding it, noted to be smooth snow-covered sea ice.
Photo Credit: Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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296 viewsAn airborne view of the nila breaking away from the smooth snow-covered sea ice.
Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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296 viewsDuring the ARISE Cruise, the team came across several icebergs; this one in particular struck a fancy due to its unusually broken shape, strutting up through the sea ice as a part of the sheet.
Courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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228 viewsAn above view of the edge of the smooth snow-covered sea ice, which broken pieces floating off.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Anthony Petty
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198 viewsAn artistic shot taken of the surface of smooth-covered sea ice disappearing into the Antarctic light.
Photo Credit: NSIDC Courtesy Alice O'Connor
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