Vök

Coastal polynyas are produced in the Antarctic by katabatic winds

Katabatic wind spilling off an ice shelf

Vök kallast vatn sem er umlukið hafís.

Frekari upplýsingar

• C. Michael Hogan. 2008 Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
• Sherard Osborn, Peter Wells and A. Petermann. 1867. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol 12 no 2 1867-1868 pages 92-113 On the Exploration of the North Polar Region
• W.J. Stringer and J.E. Groves. 1991. Extent of Polynyas in the Bering and Chukchi Seas
• U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 1999. Weddell Polynya

Ytri tenglar

• International North Water Polynya Study (NOW)
• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition on "polynya"
• Polynya north of Alaska at NASA Earth Observatory