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ARCTIC OCEAN - A multi-year ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 11, 2009, as the ship heads north into even thicker ice.
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Multi-year ice
ARCTIC OCEAN - A multi-year ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 11, 2009, as the ship heads north into even thicker ice. "You can tell that this is a multi-year ice floe by the light blue melt ponds that have formed on top of the floe," said Pablo Clemente-Co...
Location: Arctic
Frost forms on a lanyard aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the ship operates in the western portion of the Arctic Ocean Aug. 21, 2009....
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Frozen Rope
Frost forms on a lanyard aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the ship operates in the western portion of the Arctic Ocean Aug. 21, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice Aug. 23, 2009....
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Polar Bear
A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice Aug. 23, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A polar bear slides across thin Actic Ocean ice Aug. 21, 2009....
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On Thin Ice
A polar bear slides across thin Actic Ocean ice Aug. 21, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A polar bear rests on the ice Aug. 23, 2009, after following the Coast Guard Cutter Healy for nearly an hour.P...
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Polar Bear
A polar bear rests on the ice Aug. 23, 2009, after following the Coast Guard Cutter Healy for nearly an hour.P...
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent has a mechanical system that creates bubbles that rise to the surface and push ice away from the ship's hull. It also happens to churn the water into an amazing shade of blue....
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Blue Water
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent has a mechanical system that creates bubbles that rise to the surface and push ice away from the ship's hull. It also happens to churn the water into an amazing shade of blue....
Location: Arctic
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 26, 2009....
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Arctic Ice
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 26, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 26, 2009....
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Blue Ice
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 26, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
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Closing In
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf.B...
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Bow Thrusters
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf.B...
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
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Arctic Intersection
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
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Tied Up
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
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Ice Breakers
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
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Getting Together
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent ties up to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf....
Location: Arctic
The clouds begin to thin over the Arctic Ocean Sept. 9, 2009....
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Thin Ice
The clouds begin to thin over the Arctic Ocean Sept. 9, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Dr. Alex Andronikov, a geologist from the University of Michigan Department of Geological Science, and Kelley Brumley, a geologist from Stanford University, sort through rocks that were dredged from the Arctic Ocean floor Sept. 9, 2009, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.The dredging is part of the...
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Research Rocks
Dr. Alex Andronikov, a geologist from the University of Michigan Department of Geological Science, and Kelley Brumley, a geologist from Stanford University, sort through rocks that were dredged from the Arctic Ocean floor Sept. 9, 2009, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.The dredging is part of the...
Location: Arctic
The sun hovers just above the Arctic Ocean horizon Sept. 9, 2009....
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Black Water
The sun hovers just above the Arctic Ocean horizon Sept. 9, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Blue sky begins to break through the clouds over Arctic Ocean ice Sept. 9, 2009....
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Clouds Clearing
Blue sky begins to break through the clouds over Arctic Ocean ice Sept. 9, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The moon hovers above the Arctic Ocean horizon Sept. 10, 2009....
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Arctic Moon
The moon hovers above the Arctic Ocean horizon Sept. 10, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The clouds begin to clear over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
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Clearing Up
The clouds begin to clear over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent trails the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the two ships work their way farther north to research the floor of the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
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Layers
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent trails the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the two ships work their way farther north to research the floor of the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Fog settles over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
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Arctic Fog
Fog settles over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Fog settles over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
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Fog Moves In
Fog settles over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun turns the Arctic Ocean waters gold Aug. 19, 2009....
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Reflection
The sun turns the Arctic Ocean waters gold Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines through the clouds over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 17, 2009....
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Swirling Sky
The sun shines through the clouds over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 17, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A frozen flag on the bow of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy fails to flap as the ship breaks ice on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
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Frozen Flag
A frozen flag on the bow of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy fails to flap as the ship breaks ice on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The clouds begin to thin over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
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Arctic Sky
The clouds begin to thin over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice Aug. 21, 2009....
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Polar Bear
A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice Aug. 21, 2009....
Location: Arctic
An ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 19, 2009....
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The Floe
An ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 19, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice Aug. 21, 2009....
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Polar Bear
A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice Aug. 21, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Frost forms on a stantion aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the ship operates in the western portion of the Arctic Ocean Sep. 1, 2009....
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Frosting
Frost forms on a stantion aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the ship operates in the western portion of the Arctic Ocean Sep. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines over the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
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Arctic Ice
The sun shines over the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines through a piece of ice on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
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Blue Light
The sun shines through a piece of ice on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines through a piece of ice on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
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Arctic Ice
The sun shines through a piece of ice on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines through the clouds over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 20, 2009....
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Above the Clouds
The sun shines through the clouds over the Arctic Ocean Aug. 20, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A view from above the Arctic Ocean Aug. 20, 2009....
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View From Above
A view from above the Arctic Ocean Aug. 20, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Sept. 1, 2009....
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Broken Ice
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines over the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
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Port Side View
The sun shines over the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice ahead of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent Sep. 1, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the North American continental shelf....
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Leading the Way
Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice ahead of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent Sep. 1, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the North American continental shelf....
Location: Arctic
ARCTIC OCEAN - A multi-year ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 12, 2009, as the ship heads north into even thicker ice.
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The View
ARCTIC OCEAN - A multi-year ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 12, 2009, as the ship heads north into even thicker ice. "You can tell that this is a multi-year ice floe by the light blue melt ponds that have formed on top of the floe," said Pablo Clemente-Co...
Location: Arctic
A melting ice floe in the Arctic Ocean resembles an alligator Aug. 12, 2009....
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Alligator Ice
A melting ice floe in the Arctic Ocean resembles an alligator Aug. 12, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 12, 2009....
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Arctic Ice
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 12, 2009....
Location: Arctic
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Sept. 1, 2009....
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Thin Ice
Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
This portion of the Arctic Ocean is almost completely covered by ice Sept. 1, 2009....
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Covered Cap
This portion of the Arctic Ocean is almost completely covered by ice Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun shines through the bullnose of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
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Sunshine
The sun shines through the bullnose of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy on the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sky over the Arctic ocean turns orange just before the sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
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Sunset
The sky over the Arctic ocean turns orange just before the sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
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Curves
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
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Sunset from the top of the world
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sky over the Arctic Ocean Sep. 1, 2009....
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Colors
The sky over the Arctic Ocean Sep. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
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Fire and Ice
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
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Arctic Sunset
The sun dips below the horizon Sept. 1, 2009....
Location: Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent trails the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the two ships work their way farther north to research the floor of the Arctic Ocean Sept. 2, 2009....
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One Lane Highway
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent trails the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as the two ships work their way farther north to research the floor of the Arctic Ocean Sept. 2, 2009....
Location: Arctic
An ice floe in the Arctic Ocean resembles a slice of pie Sept. 9, 2009....
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Easy As Pie
An ice floe in the Arctic Ocean resembles a slice of pie Sept. 9, 2009....
Location: Arctic
A polar bear breaks through thin Actic Ocean ice Aug. 23, 2009....
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Polar Bear Breaks Ice
A polar bear breaks through thin Actic Ocean ice Aug. 23, 2009....
Location: Arctic

 

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