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Drift ice is the sea ice of the Southern Ocean. It extends far north in winter and retreats almost to the coastline each summer. Sea ice is frozen seawater that is usually less than a few meters thick. This is in contrast to ice shelves, which are formed by glaciers, float in the sea, and are up to a kilometer thick. There are two subdivisions of sea ice: fast ice, which is attached to land; and ice floes, which are not.

Sea ice in the Southern Ocean melts from the bottom instead of from the surface like Arctic ice because it is covered in snow. As a result, melt ponds are rarely observed. On average, Antarctic sea ice is younger, thinner, warmer, saltier, and more mobile than Arctic sea ice. Due to its inaccessibility, it is not as well-studied as Arctic ice.

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-'''[[Cadenazzi Rock]]''' is a rock outcrop 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) east of Roper Point on the west slope of [[Mount Takahe]] in [[Westarctica]].
+'''[[Drift ice]]''' is the sea ice of the [[Southern Ocean]]. It extends far north in winter and retreats almost to the coastline each summer. Sea ice is frozen seawater that is usually less than a few meters thick. This is in contrast to [[Ice shelf|ice shelves]], which are formed by glaciers, float in the sea, and are up to a kilometer thick. There are two subdivisions of sea ice: fast ice, which is attached to land; and ice floes, which are not.
-Cadenazzi Rock was mapped by the United States Geological Survey and from [[U.S. Navy]] tricamera aerial photos taken during the years 1959–66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Lieutenant Michael P. Cadenazzi, a U.S. Navy LH-34 helicopter commander. He flew close support missions for United States Antarctic Research Program scientists during the 1969–70 and 1970–71 seasons.
+Sea ice in the Southern Ocean melts from the bottom instead of from the surface like Arctic ice because it is covered in snow. As a result, melt ponds are rarely observed. On average, [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] sea ice is younger, thinner, warmer, saltier, and more mobile than Arctic sea ice. Due to its inaccessibility, it is not as well-studied as Arctic ice.
-On 2 November 2018, during the [[Chiefs of Mission Meeting]] in Berlin, Germany, the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness of Cadenazzi was bestowed upon Larissa Königs, a reporter for the German tabloid ''Bild'' in recognition of her support of [[Westarctica]] as well as her talent as a journalist.
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-'''([[Cadenazzi Rock|Full Article...]])'''