Frozen Bubbles Suspended Below Abraham Lake (8 pictures).

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Photo by Callum Snape

 

Abraham Lake is an artificial lake on North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta, Canada. Abraham Lake has a surface area of 53.7 km2 (20.7 sq mi) and a length of 32 km (20 mi).

Abraham Lake is home to a rare phenomenon where bubbles get frozen right underneath its surface. They’re often referred to as ice bubbles or frozen bubbles. This has made the lake famous among photographers.

Photographer Fikret Onal explains the phenomenon: “The plants on the lake bed release methane gas and methane gets frozen once coming close enough to much colder lake surface and they keep stacking up below once the weather gets colder and colder during [the] winter season.”

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Photo by Chip Phillips

 

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Photo by Chip Phillips

 

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Photo by Chip Phillips

 

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Photo by Darwin Wiggett

 

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Photo by Mac Danzig

 

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Photo by Emmanuel Coupe

 

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Photo by Darwin Wiggett

 

Sources: wikipedia, mymodernmet.com

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