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Polarstern in thick sea ice. The icebreaker was not able to reach the calving area of the A68 iceberg due to sea ice conditions
© Alfred Wegener Institute / Stefanie Arndt
Expedition to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea ice
Sea-ice conditions have prevented the Research Icebreaker Polarstern from reaching the Larsen Ice Shelf and the calving areas of iceberg A68, which broke away in July 2017.