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By MASAFUMI KAMIMURA/ Staff Writer
February 17, 2025 at 16:53 JST
ABASHIRI, Hokkaido—The yearly drift ice spectacle upon the Sea of Okhotsk was first observed from shore on Feb. 15 as slabs of ice neared the coast here.
With this winter's tours now able to start, this is the latest the drift ice has ever been spotted since records began in 1946.
The ice is within a few hundred meters of the tourist spot Cape Notoro. Aerial footage via drone showed a portion of the drift ice banding into a white swirl off the cape.
The ice has also formed into a line and is floating toward the World Heritage site Shiretoko.
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