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    An ice pier or ice wharf is a man-made structure used to assist the unloading of ships in Antarctica. It is constructed by pumping seawater into a contained...
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    the substantial strength of pack ice when they constructed Antarctica's first floating ice pier in 1973. Such ice piers are used during cargo operations...
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    pieces of ice striking the pier. In cold climates, the starling is typically sloped at an angle of about 45°  so current pushing against the ice tends to...
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    where a floating ice pier makes port operations possible in summer. Operation Deep Freeze personnel constructed the first ice pier at McMurdo in 1973...
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    Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community...
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    Wigan Pier is an area around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of the town centre. The name has humorous...
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    Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus Dock Ice pier Inland harbor List of marinas List of seaports Mandracchio Marina Mulberry...
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    Southern Ocean – See Category: Ports and harbors of Antarctica Iceports Ice pier – McMurdo Station List of ports in Albania List of ports in Argentina List...
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    facilities; Sky Rink, which has two full-sized ice rinks; the Chelsea Piers Fitness health club; Bowlero at Chelsea Piers, a bowling alley; and Sunset Terrace,...
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    The New Castle Ice Piers are historic ice breaks located at New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. The seven stone piers were constructed between...
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    portal Ice palace – a castle-like structure made of blocks of ice Ice pier – a man-made structure used to assist the unloading of ships in Antarctica Ice road –...
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    paths Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Winter road Snow road Ice pier Ice racing CRREL, 2006, Ice Engineering Manual. EM 1110-2-1612. Department of the Army...
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    Southern Ocean – See Category: Ports and harbors of Antarctica Iceports Ice pier – McMurdo Station Silk Road List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic...
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    Ice pier U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iceport U.S. Polar Programs National Science Foundation FY2000. "Unique ice pier...
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    diving operations continue with 10,859 dives having been conducted under the ice from 1989 to 2006. A hyperbaric chamber is available for support of polar...
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    Ross continental shelf, were named in association with the Bay of Whales. Ice pier Atka Iceport Erskine Iceport Godel Iceport Norsel Iceport Framheim (Store...
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    Street and Chater Road. The first ferry pier was a simple wooden shelter with a roof. A temporary pier off Ice House Street, located across from Queen's...
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    Eastbourne Pier is a seaside pleasure pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. The proposal for a pier was first mooted at the end...
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    of anticipated visitors. The first 508-metre long pier with a restaurant was built in 1906. Pack ice damaged the structure in 1918; in 1920 the bridge...
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  • that the government was contemplating a contract period of 11+1⁄2 years. Ice pier List of Antarctic expeditions McMurdo Sound McMurdo Station Military activity...
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    retired from the park in 2010. Paradise Pier Ice Cream Company (Originally Catch-A-Flave): a counter service ice cream location that closed in January 2018...
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    Casino Pier, a figure 8 Go-Kart track, and numerous concession stands which serve typical boardwalk fare (pizza, cheese steaks, sausage sandwiches, ice cream...
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    Clacton Pier is a pier located in the seaside resort town of Clacton-on-Sea in England. It was named Pier of the Year in 2020 by the National Piers Society...
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    piers. These structures must be retractable or removable to avoid damage. Similarly, ships can get stuck between drift ice floes. The two major ice packs...
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    is the southernmost port in the Southern Ocean and features a floating ice pier for summer cargo operations. The bay is approximately 250m wide and long...
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    The South Parade Pier is a pier in Portsmouth, England. It is one of two piers in the city, the other being Clarence Pier. The pier once had a long hall...
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    Polar Star cuts a channel for a cargo ship to pass through and reach the ice pier at the station. A fuel tanker usually follows the cargo vessel to deliver...
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    location of an ice skating rink, but this was also in dispute. Manhattan skyline viewed from Brooklyn Bridge Park Night view of one of the piers Park and promenade...
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  • a fishing pier extending from Pier C and a promenade. Stevens Tech Ice Skating Rink: There is currently a temporary ice skating rink at the eastern end...
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    Buck to McMurdo Station's ice pier in late January. The freighter MV American Tern followed on 3 February. Similar pack ice blocked a National Geographic...
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