Formation of ice eggs (diameter 5–10 cm) on Stroomi Beach, Tallinn, Estonia. Temperature was around minus 15–20 degrees Celsius. Ice eggs, or ice balls, are a rare phenomenon caused …

Nov 14, 2019 · Ice balls can form when the temperatures are slightly below freezing along shallow and slightly sloping sandy beaches. A slight swell in the water creates a gentle back and forth …

Sep 6, 2016 · Every winter, on the shores of Lake Michigan in the United States, as well as on Stroomi beach in northern Tallinn, Estonia, hundreds of frozen ice balls form naturally. The …

Oct 25, 2016 · In the winter, on the shores of Lake Michigan and on Stroomi beach in northern Tallinn, Estonia, myriad frozen ice balls form naturally. Ice caverns form along its several piers …

Aug 31, 2023 · During the autumn and winter months, perhaps you can catch a glimpse of “ice eggs” or “ice balls.” This is a rare phenomenon you can see along the coastlines of the …

Nov 6, 2019 · On rare occasions, winter weather and the sea conspire to make ice balls that stack on the beach when they roll ashore. This ball ice, about the size of softballs, covered Stroomi …

They also appear on the American Great Lakes along with pancake ice, forming in the middle of the lake, where they are called Ice balls. [6] Ball ice in Estonia. Kopli Bay, Tallinn. Yukimarimo …

Nov 18, 2016 · Ice balls on Stroomi beach, Estonia. [Credit: Aleksandr Abrosimov, Wikimedia ]. At first glance our image of the week may look like an ordinary stoney beach…but if you look …

Ice eggs, or ice balls as they are known, form when the temperature falls slightly below freezing along the shallow and slightly sloping sandy beach. A slight swell in the water then creates a …

Formation of ice eggs (diameter 5–10 cm) on Stroomi Beach, Tallinn, Estonia. Temperature was around minus 15–20 degrees.