Exploring Tom Gills mesmerizingpictures of frozen icy worldled me to discover a peculiar kind of ice today.

Pancake Ice is formed when temperatures hover right around zero degrees with at least moderate wave activity.

See other strange ice formations:PenitentesandSnow Roller

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