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Unusual phenomenon captured in Antarctic – ‘Brinicle’ ice finger of death

November 28th, 2011 No comments

A bizarre underwater “icicle of death” has been filmed by BBC crew.

The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.

Where the so-called “brinicle” met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.