Rare phenomenon: As mercury drops semi-frozen waves hit the Cape Cod Bay

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: March 19, 2015 2:22:50 pm

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Frozen, the waves not the movie is a rare sight to see. Nantucket-based photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh recently captured what can be called nature’s magnificence at Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts.

A photo posted by Jonathan Nimerfroh (@jdnphotography) on Feb 27, 2015 at 8:56pm PST

A photo posted by Jonathan Nimerfroh (@jdnphotography) on Mar 1, 2015 at 7:06pm PST

A photo posted by Jonathan Nimerfroh (@jdnphotography) on Feb 25, 2015 at 7:06pm PST

The images and the video went viral as soon as it was uploaded. The waves in the picture look like a muddy slurpy. Mother nature starts freezing sea water at about -2 degree Celsius which is two degree lower than the fresh water’s freezing point, the difference is basically because of the salt content in the sea water.

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