A float-plane was taken aboard and transported to the edge of thepackicewhere it took off.From theCambridge English Corpus
 We can't get out yet,packicetoo thick.From theCambridge English Corpus
 We went through fields and fields ofpackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 We set up the tent over thepackiceapparently solid.From theCambridge English Corpus
 All on board are hopeful we can get out ofpackiceand into the sea ice today or tomorrow.From theCambridge English Corpus
 Thepackiceextended unusually far south and this curtailed the length of the cruise and made working at sea quite difficult.From theCambridge English Corpus
 They all stayed north of the belt ofpackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 Grant appeared to be very nervous and was clearly upset when the vessel approached the edge of thepackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 It was estimated at 90 feet high and some of it turned completely upside down and crumbled intopackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 Many weaned crabeater seal pups were seen in both thepackiceand along the continental margin.From theCambridge English Corpus
 This proved an exhausting journey, taking six days over the meltingpackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 This meant landing and building an observatory in the least accessible and virtually unexplored part of the continent protected by an extensive zone of unpredictablepackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 In the section on marine mammals, this implies these animals are never found in leads, polynias, or in thepackiceat all, which is misleading.From theCambridge English Corpus
 Note that although this volume is not suitable for rigorous citation, it represents the author's authoritative collection of insights and perspectives covering the body of scientific knowledge regardingpackice.From theCambridge English Corpus
 The observation programme of obtaining ocean-wave spectra at different distances inside thepackice necessitated stopping the ship every six hours and suffering the consequent heavy rolling!From theCambridge English Corpus
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