Drift ice from Russia meets the shores of Hokkaido
We drove along the coast to the Shiretoko National Park in north-eastern Hokkaido, Japan. The park is closed in winter, so we stopped to see the drift ice slowly passing along. The ice originates from the Amur River in Russia, and then drifts through the Sea of Okhotsk to reach Hokkaido typically in mid January to early February before disappearing again around mid March to mid April. A group in thermal gear was walking on the drift ice, likely with a guide for safety.
-- ƒ/8.0, 210 mm, 1/400, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2025 Peter Thoeny, @Quality HDR Photography
Drift ice from Russia meets the shores of Hokkaido
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2025 Peter Thoeny, QualityHDR.com
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