| 31. | The expedition eventually failed to penetrate thick pack ice.
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| 32. | The next five months were spent sealing on the pack ice of the Barents Sea.
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| 33. | Ships would moor alongside seasonal pack ice, where longshoremen would offload cargo onto large sleds.
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| 34. | During the winter, it is surrounded by pack ice.
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| 35. | That evening, heavy pack ice completely crushed the lifeboat.
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| 36. | They had covered 295 miles ( 475 km ) and floundered on the pack ice.
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| 37. | Meanwhile, other ships moored near the northern shore after breaking up pack ice with gunfire.
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| 38. | And as soon as the pack ice sets in, they'll be gone within 48 hours.
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| 39. | However, in 2005 icebreakers encountered more than of pack ice blocking entry to McMurdo Sound.
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| 40. | Islands along the peninsula are mostly ice-covered and connected to the land by pack ice.
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