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Weatherwatch: jewel ice is reinvented for 21st century by Instagram — theguardian.com

Some people go on holiday in winter to get away from the ice, but others travel specially to see it. Visitors to Toyokoro, a town on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, come to see “jewel ice” that washes up around the mouth of the Tokachi river, while Iceland has its own “Diamond beach” on the Jökulsárlón lagoon. In both places the sand is littered with chunks of smooth, clear, jewel-like ice. The beautiful natural surrounds make for a picturesque view, especially when the ice catches the coloured light of a sunset.

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