Area of Open Water Surrounded by Sea Ice
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Deserts of the world, Group 1604, Puzzle 3 (Coyotes and Foxes).
Question is: Area of Open Water Surrounded by Sea Ice
and the answer is: POLYNYA
Word Meaning:
POLYNYA — (hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.
Definitions from Wiktionary.