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Award of Excellence
Paul Nicklen National Geographic Magazine
"Northern Exposure: Scientists exploring the Arctic's remote Canada Basin take a cold dip into the unknown"


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A diver braves the frigid -1.5 celsius cold, blue gloom as he scans the base of a multiyear ice floe some eight feet thick-laced with channels housing myriad life-forms. A safety line manned from above helps him stay oriented in strong currents between the shifting ice masses and abyssal depths.
 

 

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