pack ice
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Seals rely on pack ice to give birth, to rest and for protection.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The pack ice again proved formidable, preventing the team from locating the Endurance in 2019.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025
Historically in winter, the gulf’s pack ice transforms into the southernmost whelping grounds for harp seals—an ice nursery for newborn pups.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
McNish was on Shackleton's ill-fated voyage, which ended with the expedition vessel being sunk by pack ice in October 1915.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
Outside in the darkness, the endless mass of pack ice was grinding against itself like a restless giant breaking mountains in its sleep.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
