Natural snowballs on Gulf of Ob in NW Siberia

Q.  Nyda, in northwest Sibera has seen the development of which curious natural happening?
- Published on 07 Nov 16

a. Natural snowstorms
b. Natural snowballs
c. Natural snowflakes
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Natural snowballs
 
Natural snowballs on Gulf of Ob in NW SiberiaThousands of natural snowballs were formed on the 18-km stretch of the beach in the Gulf of Ob in NW Siberia creating a mystery.
  • A part of the coast was covered by icy spheres.
  • Sculptural shapes range from the size of a tennis ball to 1 metre across.
  • This results from are environmental processes where small pieces of ice form are rolled by wind and water and end up as giant snowballs.
  • Locals in Nyda lying on the Yamal Peninsula above the Arctic Circle found this phenomenon to be unique.
  • This is a primary natural phenomenon-sludge ice, slip ice.
  • The combination of the effects of the wind, the lay of the coastline and the temperature and wind conditions add to this.

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