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Spectacular Photos Of A Partially-Frozen Niagara Falls

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The 'polar vortex' hitting the U.S. with insanely-low temperatures has also offered the opportunity for some incredible photos — and now we've got some from Niagara Falls.

At the falls, where the temperature has been hovering in the low teens, Reuters photographer Aaron Harris took these shots of a partially frozen area of the U.S. side on Wednesday.

While there is some misinformation floating around, it's worth noting that the falls are not completely frozen over. You can see them flowing as usual on the live webcam.

 Still, the photos are worth taking a look at. Enjoy:

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REUTERS/Aaron Harris
niagara falls frozen
REUTERS/Aaron Harris
niagara falls frozen
REUTERS/Aaron Harris
niagara falls frozen
REUTERS/Aaron Harris
niagara falls frozen
REUTERS/Aaron Harris
niagara falls frozen
REUTERS/Aaron Harris

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Paul Szoldra is the former Military & Defense Editor for Business Insider. Since leaving the Marine Corps as a sergeant in 2010, Paul has taken on various editorial roles at Business Insider and We Are The Mighty. He is a graduate of The University of Tampa. Paul is a cohost of After Action with Max & Paul. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of military news site Code Red News, and Duffel Blog, an online military satire publication that now boasts more than one million unique readers each month. Besides its beloved status within the military community, Duffel Blog has received high praise from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, former Pentagon spokesman George Little, The Onion's founding editor Scott Dikkers, and many others. He lives in San Clemente, California.