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Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea), Izvesti Tsik Islands, Troynoy, North of Taimyr, Russia
The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a high arctic species that frequents ice-filled waters throughout the year. Scattered colonies occur in Arctic Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, on islands in the Kara Sea and on Severnaya Zemlya. At sea, the ivory gull is a surface-feeder, fo ...
By Peter Prokosch
Ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea), Izvesti Tsik Islands, Troynoy, North of Taimyr, Russia
The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a high arctic species that frequents ice-filled waters throughout the year. Scattered colonies occur in Arctic Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, on islands in the Kara Sea and on Severnaya Zemlya. At sea, the ivory gull is a surface-feeder, fo ...
By Peter Prokosch
Moss vegetation, high Arctic habitat, Troynoy, Izvesti Tsik Islands, North of Taimyr, Russia
The Izvesti Tsik Islands is an high Arctic archipelago located in the Kara Sea, about 150 km from the coast of Taimyr. Most of the year the archipelago is surrounded by sea-ice. Its the largest island is Troynoy, which in July 1993, at the inauguration of the Great Arctic Reserve, was visited by ...
By Peter Prokosch
Whether station on Troynoy, Izvesti Tsik Islands, Great Arctic Reserve, Russia (July 1993)
The Izvesti Tsik Islands is an high Arctic archipelago located in the Kara Sea, about 150 km from the coast of Taimyr. Most of the year the archipelago is surrounded by sea-ice. Its the largest island is Troynoy, which in July 1993, at the inauguration of the Great Arctic Reserve, was visited by ...
By Peter Prokosch
Arctic desert vegetation, Troynoy, Izvesti Tsik Islands, North of Taimyr, Russia
The Izvesti Tsik Islands is an high Arctic archipelago located in the Kara Sea, about 150 km from the coast of Taimyr. Most of the year the archipelago is surrounded by sea-ice. Its the largest island is Troynoy, which in July 1993, at the inauguration of the Great Arctic Reserve, was visited by ...
By Peter Prokosch
Whether station on Troynoy, Izvesti Tsik Islands, Great Arctic Reserve, Russia (July 1993)
The Izvesti Tsik Islands is an high Arctic archipelago located in the Kara Sea, about 150 km from the coast of Taimyr. Most of the year the archipelago is surrounded by sea-ice. Its the largest island is Troynoy, which in July 1993, at the inauguration of the Great Arctic Reserve, was visited by ...
By Peter Prokosch
Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) colony, Izvesti Tsik Islands, Troynoy, North of Taimyr, Russia
The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is a high arctic species that frequents ice-filled waters throughout the year. Scattered colonies occur in Arctic Canada, Greenland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, on islands in the Kara Sea and on Severnaya Zemlya. At sea, the ivory gull is a surface-feeder, fo ...
By Peter Prokosch
Nuclear icebreaker "Taimyr" operating in Sea Ice North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Sea Ice breaking up, North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Sea Ice melting, North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Sea Ice melting, North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Melting Sea Ice, North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Melting Sea Ice and icebreaker traces, North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Melting Sea Ice and icebreaker traces, North of Dickson , Taimyr, Russia (July 1991)
Sea ice is simply frozen ocean water. It forms, grows, and melts in the ocean. In contrast, icebergs, glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves all originate on land. Sea ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Sea ice grows during the winter months and melts during the summer months, but some ...
By Peter Prokosch
Dudinka, former capital of the Taimyr Autonomous Region, Russia (1991)
Dudinka (Russian: Дуди́нка) is a town and the administrative center of Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It used to be the administrative center of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, which was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. It is a port in the lower reaches ...
By Peter Prokosch
Driftwood at the shores of the Yenisei river at Dikson, Taimyr, Siberia, Russia, 1991
Huge amounts of driftwood, originating higher up the Siberian river, are piling up at the river mouth at the Kara Sea. Other driftwood from Siberian rivers, transported with the trans-arctic ice drifts westwards, can even end up in Svalbard or East-Greenland.
By Peter Prokosch
Dikson habour, Taimyr, Russia, 1991
Dikson Island, initially Dickson, is the name of an island in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of Dikson, which functions as a port and hydrometeorological centre. It is served by the Dikson Airport. Dikson ...
By Peter Prokosch
Dikson, mainland part, Taimyr, Russia, 1991
Dikson Island, initially Dickson, is the name of an island in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of Dikson, which functions as a port and hydrometeorological centre. It is served by the Dikson Airport. Dikson ...
By Peter Prokosch
Dikson, Taimyr, Siberia, Russia, 1991
Dikson Island, initially Dickson, is the name of an island in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of Dikson, which functions as a port and hydrometeorological centre. It is served by the Dikson Airport. Dikson ...
By Peter Prokosch
Dikson, Taimyr, Siberia, Russia, 1991
Dikson Island, initially Dickson, is the name of an island in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of Dikson, which functions as a port and hydrometeorological centre. It is served by the Dikson Airport. Dikson ...
By Peter Prokosch
Driftwood at the shores of the Yenisei river at Dikson, Taimyr, Siberia, Russia, 1991
Huge amounts of driftwood, originating higher up the Siberian river, are piling up at the river mouth at the Kara Sea. Other driftwood from Siberian rivers, transported with the trans-arctic ice drifts westwards, can even end up in Svalbard or East-Greenland.
By Peter Prokosch
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