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Hanna Shoal: An Icy Haven for Arctic Sea Animals That Staves off Summer
In the Hanna Shoal region, warm water diverts around a 10m (30ft) hill on the seafloor, allowing the sea ice here to persist into September and attract the walruses, polar bears, seals and birds that rely on the ice environment, says marine ecologist Adrian Gall.