English Dictionary

polynya

/pə(ʊ)ˈlɪnjə/

noun

(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.

The polynya in the Arctic Ocean is a large open water area surrounded by sea ice.

意味（1）

(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.

We immediately ascended a hill, and saw that the supposed land was nothing but hummocks of ice, piled up beyond a large Polynia, or space of open water, which extended from east to west, as far as the eye could reach.