Japan Okhotsk Icebreaking VR Map Places

Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing & Icebreaker Ship, 4 Chome 4丁目

Gps Coordinates / 44.0242121,144.2801107

Abashiri is located at 44 degrees north latitude, and the shores of Okhotsk are the Southernmost point where the ocean freezes.

Link Location Gps 44.0236513

Gps Coordinates / 44.0236513,144.2875865

Drift ice sightseeing " icebreaking ship Aurora takes you out amid the shocking brilliance " whiteness of the ice that spreads South around the Amur river in midwinter.

Link Gps Location Gps / Link Gps 44.0243565 / Link Gps 44.0276271 / Link Gps 44.0297196

Gps Coordinates / 44.0243565,144.3033556 / 44.0276271,144.3224523 / 44.0297196,144.3344441

The greatest river in the Far East, the Amur traverses the borders of China and Russia before emptying into the Sea of Okhotsk, the frozen mass of freshwater and saltwater then spreading South.

Link Gps Location Gps / Link Gps 44.0315166 / Link Gps 44.0324692 / Link Gps 44.0338958

Gps Coordinates / 44.0315166,144.3432574 / 44.0324692,144.3524124 / 44.0338958,144.3561228

This white, mysterious mass can be seen from the Okhotsk shores around the end of January.

Link Gps Location Gps / Link Gps 44.0342562 / Link Gps 44.0364581 / Link Gps 44.0387442

Gps Coordinates / 44.0342562,144.3570269 / 44.0364581,144.3611277 / 44.0387442,144.3630721

When the naked eye perceives the ice to have surpassed the horizon, it is the First Day of Drift Ice, and time for the icebreakers Aurora and Aurora 2 to go to work.

Link Gps Location Gps / Link Gps 44.0406492 / Link Gps 44.0410651 / Link Gps 44.0402781

Gps Coordinates / 44.0406492,144.3627414 / 44.0410651,144.3606987 / 44.0402781,144.3587662

From time to time, animals like the Ezo Red Fox and Yezo Deer can be seen on land.

Link Gps Location Gps / Link Gps 44.0392117 / Link Gps 44.0377588 / Link Gps 44.0360418

Gps Coordinates / 44.0392117,144.3567881 / 44.0377588,144.3542244 / 44.0360418,144.3496752

A variety of wild animals can be seen with the coming of drift ice season. As the drift ice arrives, so do the Clione, or Sea Angels. Seals and other marine wildlife and birds can also be seen resting on the ice.

Link Gps Location Gps / Link Gps 44.0338538 / Link Gps 44.0308057 / Link Gps 44.029113

Gps Coordinates / 44.0338538,144.3447477 / 44.0308057,144.3359733 / 44.029113,144.3290786

Located on a similar geographical latitude as Portland (Oregon) and Venice (Italy), the Sea of Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido is the northern hemisphere's southernmost region to see drifting sea ice. The sea ice typically reaches the coast around Abashiri in mid to late January and disappears again by late March to mid April. The best time to view it is usually around the second half of February.