Sea ice that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals or to grounded icebergs.
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Then we made for the fast ice, leaving the rotten bit between us and the ship.
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Actually less fast ice than when we left!
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On January 2, 1914, fast ice and the mainland were sighted.
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This caused the whole bay to become iced up with fast ice, so-called because it sticks fast to the land.
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Until last week, no-one knew if the " fast ice" was safe enough to get across with surface vehicles.
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The expedition had already reached the fast ice off Commonwealth Bay, carrying out measurements of the Southern Ocean along the way.
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To my surprise the fast ice extended past the Cape and we were able to round it into the North Bay.
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Until iceberg B09B melts and the fast ice dissipates and returns open water to Cape Denison, penguin numbers will continue to drop.
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The expedition reached the fast ice off Commonwealth Bay, carrying out measurements of the Southern Ocean along the way, on Tuesday last week.
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Caught a glimpse of fast ice in the Bays either side of Glacier as expected, but in the near Bay its extent was very small.
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You probably won't like the Fast Ice the first day, maybe two.
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For everyone else, the Fast Ice can make a difference.
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The Fast Ice screws ice screws into ice for you.
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With the Fast Ice you often don't have to chop away surface ice or peck a pilot hole.
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Although the Fast Ice is a power tool, you do develop a feel for ice quality and placement reliability.
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Most of the time the Fast Ice isn't a big bother or in the way, but when you are in close quarters it can be.