Batu69 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 A strange and beautiful sight greeted locals in the Gulf of Ob, in northwest Siberia, after thousands of natural snowballs formed on the beach. Natural snowballs of varying sizes have covered part of the Gulf of Ob An 11-mile (18km) stretch of coast was covered in the icy spheres. The sculptural shapes range from the size of a tennis ball to almost 1m (3ft) across. They result from a rare environmental process where small pieces of ice form, are rolled by wind and water, and end up as giant snowballs. Locals in the village of Nyda, which lies on the Yamal Peninsula just above the Arctic Circle, say they have never seen anything to compare to them. Locals in the frosty region say the ice balls were a complete surprise The village of Nyda lies just above the Arctic Circle Russian TV quoted an explanation from Sergei Lisenkov, press secretary of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute: "As a rule, first there is a primary natural phenomenon - sludge ice, slob ice. Then comes a combination of the effects of the wind, the lay of the coastline, and the temperature and wind conditions. "It can be such an original combination that it results in the formation of balls like these." A similar phenomenon was witnessed in the Gulf of Finland in December 2014, and on Lake Michigan in December 2015, the Ura.ru website said. Pictures of the snowballs have charmed Russians online. A reader of the TJournal news site calling himself "Anton Antonov" joked: "Soon the peninsula will be invaded by hatched snowsaurs!" Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisPC666 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Spoiler thats amazing! all they need now is chocolate syrup. yum yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrovic Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Russian beach in Siberia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 This phenomenon must be given a name! Since ancient times man likes to name things, one of the peculiar qualities I like in them. (Yes! Man is peculiar! Their eyeballs should all be eaten by hollow monsters! ) Spoiler "Ice balls from sludge ice" or just "Ice balls"could be a probable name. Or, "Sludge Ice balls" may be a tasty name, like what ThisPC said, "All they need now is chocolate syrup! yum yum!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 8 hours ago, Petrovic said: Russian beach in Siberia Yes. Sibera is part of Russia. Although it would probably sound better other way round than the way they said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 19 hours ago, Batu69 said: small pieces of ice form, are rolled by wind and water, and end up as giant snowballs. Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdie Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Quite interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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