This vast northern sea is named so for the
countless icebergs that roam its waters. In winter, more than half of this sea’s
surface is jagged ice. In the northern reaches (deep sea) the Crystal Deep
actually freezes solid and can trap ships for many months on end. The ice
thickens and expands and will often crush a ship over the course of several
weeks, eventually rupturing the hull and sinking it. In addition, once a ship is
trapped, the expanding ice will often push a ship away from land (at a rate of
several yards per day).
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