Last month, we proclaimed: You’ve never seen water like this. You could probably say the same about the ice formations featured below.
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Mendenhall Glacier cave, Juneau, Alaska
Beneath southeastern Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier runs this nicely rounded tunnel which, according to the photographer, connects to a larger cavern further in. Photo:Inua Blevins
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After the ice storm
Search Google for "ice" + "car" and you'll find this image everywhere, purportedly the result of a particularly wicked ice storm.
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Ilulissat, Greenland
The name of this town in western Greenland translates, not surprisingly, to "Icebergs." Photo:Gerald Zinnecker
The walk through this unnamed glacial cave had the photographer spooked: "The constant drip of snow melt on top of my head and shoulders was creepy. Had myself asking why I'm even into photography." Photo:David Thompson
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Romsdalen, Norway
This valley on the coast of Norway empties into the fjord of the same name, where GORE-TEX® Athlete Ines Papert climbed this sketchy-looking formation. Photo:Thomas Senf
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Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
Last summer, Matador Ambassador Colin Delehanty flew over Kluane and captured this glacier shot, among others. Photo:Colin Delehanty
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Kárahnjúkar tunnel, Iceland
Just as the continual dripping of mineral-reach water can lead to the formation of stone stalagmites, the same happens with ice. Here, a disused manmade tunnel has been taken over by the pillars, some growing as tall as three feet. Photo:Tom Olliver
Beneath Taylor Glacier in western Antarctica is an ancient pool of iron-oxide-rich saltwater, which works itself to the surface here.
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St. Joseph, Michigan
Storm-powered waves battered this Lake Michigan lighthouse and then froze to create tendrils. Photo:Tom Gill
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Mackenzie Bay, Antarctica
This satellite image captures icebergs flowing northward off the Amery Ice Shelf but is most notable for the blue-green discolorations in the water, caused by the accumulation of millions of tiny ice crystals called frazil. Click the photo link to learn more. Photo:NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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Sapporo Snow Festival, Japan
Every February, hundreds of thousands of people travel to this city on Hokkaido to see the elaborate snow and ice sculptures. Photo:enggul
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Scărişoara Glacier, Romania
This glacier is contained within a cave of the same name in the Carpathian Mountains, with changes in temperature creating ice stalagmites. Photo:Sergiu Bacioiu
"It is an eerie feeling navigating through icebergs to surf. The deep blue of the water moves slowly around you as the massive icebergs begin to shift. The water temperature is so cold Keith Malloy takes a break from paddling walking across as much of the frozen water as possible." Photo:Chris Burkard
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Susitna Glacier, Alaska
This false-color satellite image from high above the Alaska Range shows how river-like the flow and topography of glaciers are. Photo:NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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Mer de Glace, France
An image from an exhibition cave within the Mer de Glace glacier, on the northern slopes of Mont Blanc. Photo:Alejandro Pérez
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IJsselmeer, Netherlands
A lake in the central Netherlands, IJsselmeer gives rise to piles of shelf ice under the right winter conditions. Photo:Bas Meelker
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Greenland from above
High above Greenland, the blue of glacial pools contrasts sharply with the smooth white of the ice sheet. Photo:My Daily Sublime
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Fox Glacier, New Zealand
From the heights of the Southern Alps, Fox Glacier descends for 13km to end in the rainforest of Westland Tai Poutini National Park on New Zealand's South Island. Photo:anoldent
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Arctic sea ice
In July of 2011, this ice cutter transported scientists on their mission to study Arctic sea ice. Photo:NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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Grand Haven, Michigan
The city of Grand Haven sits on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan -- its pier is seen here following a January storm. Photo:ER Post
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Ice Castles, Silverthorne, Colorado
In the winter of 2011-12, Brent Christensen and his team built their ice castles outside of Silverthorne, while this past season they were in Steamboat Springs. Photo:Kristal Kraft
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Snowflakes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
People have been photographing snowflakes since the 1880s, when Vermonter Wilson Alwyn Bentley used his primitive camera to capture their symmetry and uniqueness. Photo:Laureos
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Sideling Hill Tunnel, Pennsylvania
Once part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike system but now abandoned, the Sideling Hill Tunnel has been colonized by ice stalagmites (and photographers). Photo:Jason Pratt
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Icefalls in Johnston Canyon, Alberta
Located in Banff National Park. Photo:James Neeley
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Iced bench
The ice storm strikes again.
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Frozen macro
The detail in this frozen droplet, seen hanging from a birdbath in the photographer's yard, is something special. Photo:Family Ghost
Seen here via satellite, the Matusevich Glacier spills out of a channel in the Lazarev Mountains and fractures toward the sea. Photo:NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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Lake Baikal "ice corals"
The largest lake by volume in the world is surrounded by some of the most interesting ice formations on the planet. Photo:BaikalNature
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Louise Falls, Alberta
The falls that feeds Banff National Park's Lake Louise in summer becomes an ice climbing destination in winter. Photo:Les Hulicsko
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Ice dock
A bad day for boat owners.
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The hangman of Woodstock, Ontario
A formation spotted on the Thames River of southwestern Ontario. Photo:*Corrie*
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Upsala Glacier, Argentina
An interesting product of the calving of the rapidly retreating Upsala Glacier in Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park. Photo:Piero...
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Duluth, Minnestoa
Like something out of a movie set on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth. Photo:Boreal Bird
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Leslie Spit, Toronto
Captured on the winter solstice of 2008. Photo:~EvidencE~
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Snowflakes, Montreal
More of winter's "super stars." Photo:Jackie Rueda
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Ice fence
Note from the photog: "When you're out shooting and focused on one scene, don't forget to look behind you. This was taken while I was shooting for the local daily...covering the replacement of a broken power pole." Photo:Lela Bouse-McCracken
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