Ushakov Island

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Ushakov Island

island, Russia

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Iceberg distribution and drift trajectories
3 percent comes from Ushakov Island. Many icebergs from these sources move directly into the shallow Barents or Kara seas, where they run aground. Looping trails of broken pack ice are left as the bergs move past the obstacles. Other bergs pass through Fram Strait and into the East…
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3 percent comes from Ushakov Island. Many icebergs from these sources move directly into the shallow Barents or Kara seas, where they run aground. Looping trails of broken pack ice are left as the bergs move past the obstacles. Other bergs pass through Fram Strait and into the East…
Read More