...northern and northwestern parts of the Sea of Okhotsk, and as it get* broken up is carried by currents aud winds across that sea to the islands, where it often...wind has much more to do with the direction these ice fields take than the currents, a moderate bree/e being sufficient to drive the floes, even against...

...formed in the northern and northwestern parts of the Sea of Okhotsk, and, as it gets broken up, it is carried by currents and winds across that sea to the islands, whera it often blocks the coasts and straits for many miles. The thickness of the floating ice usually...