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Title: Arctic Sea Ice

Description: This is an image of nilas, which is thin ice, in the Arctic Ocean. As nilas comes together like fingers, which is known as finger rafting, it creates thicker ice called young ice.

Location: , Arctic

Date Taken: Sep 1 2008

Photographer: Jessica Robertson , U.S. Geological Survey

Usage: This image is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit the photo.

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More information on scientists' expedition to map the Arctic seafloor can be found at http://www.usgs.gov/journals/arctic/.

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Type: JPEG image - 1.44 MB

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