Scenic2 (IMAGE)

University of South Florida

Scenic2

Caption

Pressure ridges form near McMurdo Station in Antarctica where sea ice and the Ross Ice Shelf collide. This site is home to beautiful ice forms and cracks that provide Weddell Seals areas to jump onto the ice shelf and give birth to their pups.

Credit

Ryan Venturelli

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