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Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast

By Alaska Science Center July 2007 (approx.)
Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast
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Epigenetic ice wedge exposed along the Beaufort Sea coast. This ice wedge is formed in ice-rich silt.  The location is west of Point Lonely, Alaska.

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