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    • A polynya is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice. It is now used as a geographical term for an area of unfrozen seawater within otherwise contiguous pack ice or fast ice. It is a loanword from the Russian полынья (Russian pronunciation: [pəɫɨˈnʲja]), which refers to a natural ice hole and was adopted in the 19th century by polar explorers to describe n… See more

    Formation

    Coastal polynyas are formed through two main processes:
    • A sensible heat polynya is thermodynamically driven, and typically occurs when warm water upwelling keeps the surface … See more

    Ecology

    Some polynyas, such as the North Water Polynya between Canada and Greenland, occur seasonally at the same time and place each year. Because animals can adapt their life strategies to this regularity, these type… See more

    North Water Polynya - Wikipedia
    The North Water Polynya (NOW), or Pikialasorsuaq[2] to Inuit in Greenland and Sarvarjuaq[3] to Inuit in Canada, is a polynya (area of year-round open water surrounded by sea ice) that lies betwe…
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