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Pack ice seen from the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975)
Loose pack ice in a calm sea in the Arctic, taken from the Russian ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975). The photograph illustrates how it can form in areas of concentrated pack ice and open areas of loose ice.
The ship passed the Arctic Circle on 24 July and then crossed the International Date Line, which meant that the day remained 24 July. At 4.30pm they met their first ice. On 25 July the ice breaker sailed though the Beaufort Sea, passing small pack ice. Ivy Sharp recorded 'It is interesting that whilst we are many miles from land most of the ice flows are very dirty. This is due to some pollution, but also from the original encounter with land."
The ship passed the Arctic Circle on 24 July and then crossed the International Date Line, which meant that the day remained 24 July. At 4.30pm they met their first ice. On 25 July the ice breaker sailed though the Beaufort Sea, passing small pack ice. Ivy Sharp recorded 'It is interesting that whilst we are many miles from land most of the ice flows are very dirty. This is due to some pollution, but also from the original encounter with land."
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Object details
| ID: | PM11756/32 |
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| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Sharp, Ivy |
| Date made: | 21 July 1996; 22 July 1996 23 July 1996 24 or 25 July 1996 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Ivy Sharp Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm x 36 mm |