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Swirling blue-green blooms trace the icy edges of Baffin Bay's North Water polynya, a stretch of open water that stubbornly refuses to freeze, even in the depths of an Arctic winter. Winds and currents keep it open year-round, making it an Arctic oasis, and a magnet for narwhals, seabirds, and migrating marine life. It's a front-row seat to life thriving right at the frontier between ice and sea.
This image was captured by the OCI sensor onboard the PACE satellite on August 5, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Water_Polynya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay