photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Dan | all galleries >> Travel Galleries >> Northwest Passage - 8/2014 >> Canada, part 1 > Sea Ice
previous | next
August 2014 J & D

Sea Ice

Davis Strait, approaching Baffin Island

Sea ice is frozen seawater of which there are two types that might
affect us. New Ice is ice formed this year and a ship such as ours can
easily navigate. Multi-Year Ice results from years of ice compacted
into a very dense mass and is more difficult to navigate.

This is New Ice and is further classified as Pack Ice or ice that
is free to flow with the currents and the winds.


other sizes: small medium large original auto
comment | share