This weeks image was captured in 2007 whilst I was aboard an ‘Ice Breaker‘ in the ‘Gulf of Bothnia’ , just off shore from the industrial hub, and port town of Kemi. The gulf usually begins to freeze around November, and does not completely thaw out until some time in April on most years. Complete freezing of the gulf does not occur until the month of January.
This image was taken in early March, when the gulf was completely frozen over, with the approximate thickness of the ice about 40cm. In extremely harsh winters the Gulf of Bothnia can be frozen with an ice thickness of up to 85cm. This poses quite a task for the ice breakers carving the paths for the ships to ferry cargo as pictured below.
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