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343 viewsView from the helicopter at patterns in the ice sheet and blue melt ponds, near the coast by Jakobshavn glacier.
Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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336 viewsThe sun sets behind icebergs.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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336 viewsThe sun sets behind icebergs.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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335 viewsWind and snow play among the icebergs.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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334 viewsIcebergs appear in a mirage.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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325 viewsThule Airforce Base glows in the morning sun.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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319 viewsSunset over sea ice and icebergs.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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314 viewsThis aerial photo was taken while flying over the town of Qaanaaq.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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310 viewsShari Gearheard poses in front of the helicopter.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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310 viewsView from the helicopter at patterns in the ice sheet and blue melt ponds, near the coast by Jakobshavn glacier.
Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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308 viewsIlkoo smiles inside the helo.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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300 viewsA close-up from the helicopter of the choppy ice near the coast by Jakobshavn glacier. These patterns were almost as deep as a one-story house, I would guess.
Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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