Jonich 1953 Cohenio Notes Point Barrow, Alaska May 22 the next ¼ mile to the rippling and lapping sub-freezing salty Arctic Sea. The whole situation is a wonderland for a visitor. Beyond the ice edge is the open water or lead as it is known. Some miles beyond with occasional bergs floating be- tween and with many captive bergs within is the endless Arctic icepack. Offshore winds in the winter when the ice is generally only a foot or so thick tend to force the whole ice mass toward shore. There is considerable building of the crust and the grinding ice grounds, forming these pressure ridges and masses, usually offshore. One year it is said the ice stacked up on the beach, endangering some of the base buildings. The ice thus forced toward shore leaves the open water beyond and this is where the hunting takes place for the whales occupy their area. Why it doesn't freeze over again I haven't found out. The snow settle down over this and drift over all the ice even where