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Frost Crystals

Underneath a pressure ridge on the north shore of Lake Ontario, the high humidity of warm spring days met with the cold microclimate under the edge of the ice, causing these amazing crystals to grow under the protection of the broken ice sheet.

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Underneath a pressure ridge on the north shore of Lake Ontario, the high humidity of warm spring days met with the cold microclimate under the edge of the ice, causing these amazing crystals to grow under the protection of the broken ice sheet.