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The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific Ocean.
The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. The most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family, it breeds primarily in Arctic regions, and winters in northern coastal waters. Ranging from 55 to 67 centimetres (22 to ...
Black-throated loon, Arctic loon, or black-throated diver, Gavia arctica: Northern Europe and Asia, breeding inland and wintering on Atlantic and Pacific coasts [28] Pacific loon or Pacific diver, Gavia pacifica (formerly in G. arctica) northern Canada and eastern Siberia, and winters along the Pacific coast of North America Black-headed lineage
According to the royal family, the then-Prince Charles undertook a half-hour dive under Arctic ice at Resolute Bay, Canada, in 1975. “Years later, the King dived underwater onto the Mary Rose ...
Ice Diving - View from the top Under the ice - view from below Monitoring an ice diver conducting studies below the ice. Cutting a hole in the ice to check the water conditions Checking water conditions through a small hole in the ice Cutting the ice hole with chainsaws. Ice diving is a type of penetration diving where the dive takes place ...
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The outbreak of Arctic chill diving southward out of Canada is causing temperatures in much of the eastern half of the US to fall as much as 15 degrees to 25 degrees below average, which will ...
Gaviiformes (/ ˈ ɡ æ v i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /) is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa), though prehistoric species were more widespread.