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Arctic Ocean

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Large icebreaker ship with a dark blue hull, white superstructure and red cranes pushing through broken sea ice, with many people lining its decks and grey smoke rising from the funnel. — Toward North, toward science Michael Lonardi

Person in red cold-weather overalls pulling a black equipment case on a sled across a wooden plank over a meltwater pool on sea ice, towards a large research ship in hazy mist. — After a long day in the field Michael Lonardi

Fisheye aerial view looking straight down from a high pole onto white sea ice broken into floes and pools, with a small red ship near the top and an orange object nearby. — An ice floe called home Michael Lonardi

Long glacier front with a pale cream and turquoise ice cliff lit by low sun along the horizon, beyond a calm dark blue sea marked by ripples and a small floating piece of ice. — Kara Sea, Novaya Zemlya Archipelago. North island. Rose Glacier. September 2018. Valentina Sergeeva

Calm bay with parallel bands of ripples across the glassy water, reflecting a pale blue and grey sky, with dark low hills streaked with snow behind and a dark rocky slope on the right. — Kara Sea, Novaya Zemlya Archipelago. North island. Blagopoluchiya Bay. September 2018. Valentina Sergeeva

Flat calm grey-green water stretching to a low dark island with a few snow patches on the horizon, under a thick blanket of grey cloud with a pale band of light just above the land. — Kara Sea, Novaya Zemlya Archipelago. North island. Blagopoluchiya Bay. September 2018. Valentina Sergeeva

Calm grey sea with scattered small flat pieces of ice, its surface shining silver where the sun breaks through a gap in heavy dark cloud near the horizon. — Arctic Ocean: the Ocean of silk Alexandra Loginova

Low sun just above a flat horizon of snow-covered sea ice, its golden light reflected across the rippled snow under a deep blue sky, with a wooden sledge silhouetted on the right. — Sun Rise in the Arctic Ghazal Farhani

Large flat-topped iceberg with steep blue-white walls floating on a calm grey sea, with a few small ice chunks beside it under a hazy sky. — Icy landscape of the Baffin Bay Mechthild Doll

Two seabirds flying low over a mirror-smooth blue sea, each with a sharp reflection on the water below. — Birds flying above the Sea Mechthild Doll

Large white and turquoise iceberg with two tall blocky ends joined by a lower saddle, floating on a dark calm sea under a grey streaked sky. — Untamable beauty of ice - the Baffin Bay Mechthild Doll

Two people in hard hats silhouetted at the railing of a ship deck, looking out over a calm sea towards a bright sun breaking through clouds, its light glittering on the water. — An ordinary day at the office Iben Koldtoft

Long tilted iceberg with a sloping white top and a steep blue-white end, floating on calm grey water under heavy cloud, with low snowy mountains on the horizon. — Iceberg in front of the biggest fjord in the World Iben Koldtoft

Small camera on a ship rail thickly coated in feathery hoarfrost, backlit by a low orange sun over icy sea, its frosted mount and cable shaped like an angel holding a sword and banner. — Frozen angel Mikhail Varentsov

Fisheye view from the bow of an orange and white research ship pushing through broken sea ice, with a pale white fogbow arching over the misty horizon under a blue sky. — Gates of the Arctic Mikhail Varentsov

View from above of white sea ice floes split by cracks, their submerged edges glowing bright turquoise against patches of dark blue open water dotted with small ice fragments. — Melting summer ice Mikhail Varentsov

Flat sea ice broken into white floes with blue meltwater ponds and channels between them, stretching to a hazy horizon under a low bright sun reflected in the water and a sky with wispy clouds. — Melt ponds Michael Tjernström

Overhanging edge of a blue-white iceberg with thin streams of water dripping from its underside into calm blue sea, sparkling where they hit the surface. — Greenland ice sheets are melting Luisa Poto

Polar bear standing on the edge of a snowy ice floe, leaning forward to press one paw onto thin ice covered with shallow water, its body reflected in the blue surface. — Mirror mirror in the sea... Mario Hoppmann

Lump of white sea ice floating on calm grey water, mirrored below the surface, with a pale turquoise glow where the submerged ice shows through. — Floating sea ice Jean-Louis Bonne

People in red and black survival suits on snow-covered sea ice beside two large yellow buoys, a tripod hoist, a red ladder, cables, boxes and a sled, in dim grey light. — Men's work Tatiana Matveeva

Large faint halo arching around the sun low over a dark sea, with streaks of thin cloud radiating outwards and an orange glow along the horizon. — Halo Tatiana Matveeva

Broken sea ice floes in dark calm water, with large blue-tinted ice blocks, one with an arch underneath, behind piles of white slushy ice, under a pale overcast sky. — Sea Ice Scott Davidson

Flat white ice floes and small snowy lumps floating on calm blue water, reaching towards a horizon of snow-covered mountains under a hazy pale sky. — Ice floating on a Svalbard fjord Fabien Darrouzet

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