NOAA Ocean Explorer: Bow view of the Louis St-Laurent, showing a lead

bow view of the Louis St-Laurent, showing a lead

A view from the bow of the Louis St-Laurent shows a lead. Ice leads are cracks in the thick ice cover that vessels use because it minimalizes time spent breaking through the ice.

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