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Pancake Ice On Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Varied shaped pieces of ice floating on the surface of Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
National Park Service
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Pancake ice forms in areas of high wave activity, when a thin layer of ice forms over the water and is then broken up into round-ish features with raised edges.

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