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Winter Sunset in Alaska (1949)

Caption: A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow. They always lay ENE-WSW in this area. The orientation of the ridges was used to navigate away from camp.

Credit: Courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce. Photographer: Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren, NOAA Corps (ret.)

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