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When seawater turns to ice, it releases salt and creates super- salty brine. The brine is colder and more dense than the surrounding water, it sinks as the seawater freezes on contact and forms of "brinicle", which slowly traps anything it touches in ice.

 The brine is colder and more dense than the surrounding water, it sinks as the seawater freezes on contact and forms of "brinicle", which slowly traps anything it touches in ice

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