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[[File:ForsterWEB72.jpg|thumb|right|''Ice Islands with ice blink'', watercolour by [[Georg Forster]], made 1773 during the [[second voyage of James Cook]]]] |
[[File:ForsterWEB72.jpg|thumb|right|''Ice Islands with ice blink'', watercolour by [[Georg Forster]], made 1773 during the [[second voyage of James Cook]]]] |
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'''Iceblink''' is a white light seen near the [[horizon]], especially on the underside of low clouds,<ref name="Athropolis" /> resulting from [[Reflection (physics)|reflection]] of light off an [[ice field]] immediately beyond. The iceblink was used by both the [[Inuit]] and explorers looking for the [[Northwest Passage]] to help them navigate safely.<ref name="Athropolis">{{cite web |url=http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-ice-blink.htm |title=Ice blink |work=Athropolis |year=2005 |accessdate=Sep 3, 2010}}</ref> |
'''Iceblink''' is a white light seen near the [[horizon]], especially on the underside of low clouds,<ref name="Athropolis" /> resulting from [[Reflection (physics)|reflection]] of light off an [[ice field]] immediately beyond. The iceblink was used by both the [[Inuit]] and explorers looking for the [[Northwest Passage]] to help them navigate safely.<ref name="Athropolis">{{cite web |url=http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-ice-blink.htm |title=Ice blink |work=Athropolis |year=2005 |accessdate=Sep 3, 2010}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 17 May 2024
Iceblink is a white light seen near the horizon, especially on the underside of low clouds,[1] resulting from reflection of light off an ice field immediately beyond. The iceblink was used by both the Inuit and explorers looking for the Northwest Passage to help them navigate safely.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ice blink". Athropolis. 2005. Retrieved Sep 3, 2010.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Ice blink". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
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