Penaali, one of the epiglacial ponds of the Basen nunatak. I took this photo on a Christmas Eve hike along the Cliff too during a nice sunny walk. The weather is very different today.

Penaali is one of 3 blue ice "lakes" here that form underneath a hard ice crust by solar radiation that penetrates through the ice.

Fascinating physical system that I don't fully understand yet, but something to think about while we're stuck inside waiting for the winds to subside.



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