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![A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow corp1004.jpg A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_corp1004.jpg?itok=I-GT-tQV)
Description
A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow.They always lay ENE-WSW in this area. The orientation of the ridgeswas used to navigate away from camp. (Image credit: Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren)
Photographer
Rear Admiral Harley D. Nygren
Display Date
Spring 1949
Location
Alaska, Barter Island, North Slope
Collection
Paths Less Taken
The Arctic Field Party (1949-1951)
Winter
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Corps (ret.)
Keywords
Arctic
Sunrise