: sea ice formed into a mass by the crushing together of pans, floes, and brash
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Off the coast of Antarctica, Endurance became trapped by drifting pack ice—giant icebergs that form in the fall and winter.—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025 The Endurance, Tuhkuri learned from historic records, was built for Arctic visits during the summer, not for navigating Antarctic pack ice.—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025 Snow petrels are highly associated with pack ice, among the most ice-dependent of Antarctic seabirds.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 Sperm whales, the largest species of toothed whale, are found in all deep oceans, from the Equator to the edge of the pack ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—Johnny Diaz, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pack ice
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