On Ice: Stunning Images of Canadian Arctic

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Summer sea ice off the coast of Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

(Image credit: Alex Gardner)

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Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite image of the south-east Devon Island Ice Cap, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The darker ice is the result of accumulated impurities at the surface.

(Image credit: True color image prepared by Alex Gardner, data downloaded from http://glovis.usgs.gov)

Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite image of the south-east Devon Island Ice Cap, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The darker ice is the result of accumulated impurities at the surface.

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Ice cave or englacial melt channel. This ice cave was formed by meltwater flowing within the glacier ice. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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An ice cave or englacial melt channel. This ice cave was formed by meltwater flowing within the glacier ice. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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Canadian researcher Brad Danielson maintaining a time-lapse camera overlooking the Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. Monitoring the ice that breaks off from the glacier helps the researchers constrain how much ice is calving into the ocean.

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Canadian researcher Brad Danielson maintaining a time-lapse camera overlooking the Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. Monitoring the ice that breaks off from the glacier helps the researchers constrain how much ice is calving into the ocean.

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MODIS satellite true color image of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

(Image credit: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response: http://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/imagery/rapid/)

MODIS satellite true color image of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

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Ice channel or supraglacial melt channel. This was formed by meltwater flowing along the surface of the glacier. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

(Image credit: Angus Duncan)

Ice channel or supraglacial melt channel. This was formed by meltwater flowing along the surface of the glacier. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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Ice lake or supraglacial lake. Surface melt water can pond on the surface of the glacier forming large lakes that can drain catastrophically. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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Ice lake or supraglacial lake. Surface melt water can pond on the surface of the glacier forming large lakes that can drain catastrophically. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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MODIS satellite true color image of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

(Image credit: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response: http://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/imagery/rapid/)

MODIS satellite true color image of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

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Canadian researcher maintaining one of several weather station on the Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The researchers camp can be seen in the foreground. Monitoring the meteorological conditions over the ice cap helps researchers to determine glacier respo

(Image credit: Alex Gardner)

Canadian researcher maintaining one of several weather station on the Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The researchers camp can be seen in the foreground. Monitoring the meteorological conditions over the ice cap helps researchers to determine glacier responses to changes in climate.

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Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite image of eastern Bylot Isalnd, Nunavut, Canada.

(Image credit: True color image prepared by Alex Gardner, data downloaded from http://glovis.usgs.gov)

Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite image of eastern Bylot Isalnd, Nunavut, Canada.

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Areal view of the Sverdrup Glacier, a river of ice that flows from the interior of the Devon Island Ice Cap into the ocean. Nunavut, Canada. Flow stripes are clearly visible on the surface of the glacier.

(Image credit: Alex Gardner)

Areal view of the Sverdrup Glacier, a river of ice that flows from the interior of the Devon Island Ice Cap into the ocean. Nunavut, Canada. Flow stripes are clearly visible on the surface of the glacier.

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Jennifer Welsh is a Connecticut-based science writer and editor and a regular contributor to Live Science. She also has several years of bench work in cancer research and anti-viral drug discovery under her belt. She has previously written for Science News, VerywellHealth, The Scientist, Discover Magazine, WIRED Science, and Business Insider.