 No Two Alike Snowflakes can be big clusters of snow crystals, or just one individual and unique crystal. No two snow crystals are exactly alike (which is rather surprising given the amount of snow that falls), but their forms usually fall into several basic types and categories.
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BOTTOM (Left to Right): When things falling out of the sky are this beautiful, no wonder snowflake watching is so much fun!
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DICTIONARY: Just "double-click" any unlinked word on this page for the definition from Merriam-Webster's Student Electronic Dictionary at Word Central. |
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ARCTIC LIBRARY & GLOSSARY: Check this section for an index of the rest of the things you really need to know about the Arctic. |
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ARCTIC MAPS & WEATHER REPORTS: Maps of the Northwest Passage, explorers' routes, iceberg sources, Nunavut, the Arctic by treeline, temperature... |
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ARCTIC LINKS: Even more information! Links to sites related to the Arctic and "Iceberg: the Story of the Throps and the Squallhoots". |
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GUIDE TO ARCTIC SUNRISE & SUNSET: How much sunlight or darkness is there in the Arctic on each day of the year? |
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