polynya in a sentence

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1. The foundations, about 30 in all, were found around polynyas, or areas of the ocean where winds and currents generally prevent freezing.
2. In past decades, for example, some polynyas, such as the Weddell Polynya, have lasted over multiple winters ( 1974 1976 ).
3. In past decades, for example, some polynyas, such as the Weddell Polynya, have lasted over multiple winters ( 1974 1976 ).
4. A male returning to the sea after incubation heads directly out to areas of permanent open water, known as polynyas, around from the colony.
5. Beluga whales often accompany bowhead whales, for curiosity and to secure polynya feasible to breathe as bowheads are capable of breaking through ice from underwater by headbutting.
6. Although there are some offshore polynyas towards the north, there is fast ice between the Dunay Islands and the Lena Delta for about nine months every year.
7. In 1970 he changed to ETH Zurich, where he became Head of the Institute of Geography and started the investigation of the North Water Polynya in Baffin Bay.
8. The ArcticNet Publications Database includes publications from the ArcticNet, Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study ( CASES ) and International North Water Polynya Study ( NOW ) research projects.
9. Most ice is formed along the coast, as the northward-moving ice leaves areas of open water ( coastal latent heat polynyas ), which rapidly freeze.
10. The Aurora was about 57 miles ( 90 km ) from the polynya when the fire broke out in a turbocharger on the main engine, probably from a fuel leak.