young ice North DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See 1958 quote.
See also: bay ice
- 1835  (1836)  At eight, A.M., started through the "young ice" in a new punt, which was stained with blood from a recent freight of fresh-killed seals.
- 1931  Young ice was making and it impeded our progress.
- 1958  Young Ice: newly-formed ice generally in the transitional stage of development from ice crust to winter ice; thickness 2 to 8 inches.