Arctic Tundra Sundog

A low sun barely clears the horizon over the Arctic coast; cold, clear weather creates a “sun dog” halo of light above the frozen land.

Photo By/Credit

Will Wiese/USFWS

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Public Domain

Image

A low sun barely clears the horizon over the Arctic coast, where the cold, clear weather creates a “sun dog” halo of light above the frozen land.

Facility

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Tundra

Subject tags

Climate effects

Snow

Tundra

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