polynya

A noun referring to an area of open water surrounded by sea ice, typically found in polar regions such as the Arctic seas.

• 🌐منطقة من المياه المفتوحة الخالية من الجليد والمحاطة بالجليد البحري، وتوجد عادة في المناطق القطبية مثل البحار القطبية الشمالية.

1. Open water in sea ice C2 formal scientific

   An area of unfrozen sea water within an expanse of pack ice, often found in polar regions.

   • The research team studied the polynya to understand its effect on local marine life.
   • Seals often gather near a polynya to breathe and hunt.
   • Satellite images revealed a large polynya forming off the coast of Antarctica.

   🌐مياه مفتوحة في الجليد البحري

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• polynya's possessive singular form