The amount of drift-ice has increased to that experienced at the beginning of this century.

Her officers report heavy drift-ice in the gulf, and in fact all along the coast.

A piece of stray drift-ice thumped against the boat and grated along its side.

Environment Canada has mounted seven beacons on drift-ice in the Arctic in support of the International Polar year.

Offshore longline culture operations are confronted with difficult environmental conditions to severe storms and winter drift-ice, all of which may limit the number of available work days and thus, lead to periods of inaccessibility.

He fought gale after gale, south to 64 degrees, inside the antarctic drift-ice, and pledged his immortal soul to the Powers of Darkness for a bit of westing, for a slant to take him around.

If you have not filled half your barrels you may steer westward for the Greenland coast and try your luck along the drift-ice for what it's worth until August; but by then 'tis getting so cold and dark you must go home.

Due to the widening of Kunashiri Highway, in recent years whale and dolphin watching have become popular in the summer, whereas viewing Steller's sea eagle, white-tailed (sea) eagles, (earless) seals, and drift-ice are popular in the winter.

There was nothing to be seen but drifting ice on the surface.

In the winter, tourists visit the city to watch the drift ice.

The bay is well protected from high surf and drifting ice.

Shackleton's party set up a camp on the drifting ice.

"We'd be caught in the drift ice, but it was all right," he said.

We call it the cry of the drift ice.

The drift ice serves as a breeding ground for seals in early spring.

This is why leads typically belong to the drift ice zone.

These driving forces induce a state of stress within the drift ice zone.

They tend not to live within dense drift ice.

We'd hear the sound of the drift ice.

This icebreaker became famous as the first Soviet drifting ice station.

In summer, drifting ice remains in the central and western parts of the bay.

It is thought that drift ice was pushed up by the tsunami and exacerbated the damage.

In 1938 he took part in the rescue of four researchers from a drifting ice station.

In the movie, the fire on the drift Ice Station was explained away as accidental.

The bay was studded with drift ice and floating icebergs.

In order to get close to the seals, Tom had maneuvered into an area littered with drift ice.

"It's an abnormal year," said the captain, who has navigated through the drift ice for 21 years.

There can be no comparable station at the North Pole, which is on drifting ice.

However, drifting ice may be encountered until July.

It was constructed in 1936 as a staging area for the world's first drift ice station, North Pole-1.

The drift ice made the sea impassable to all ships but icebreakers for an average of 40 days.

Drifting ice crystals that must have been the remnant of some long-dead comet.

Pups are born on small drifting ice floes in shallow waters.