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Originally Posted by Augi
Actually the increase of pressure would allow for ice to freeze quicker. But that is a patsy answer since to increase pressure would lower the temperature on a closed environment. And you can treat the oceans for instance as a closed environment because of the depths involved.
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A little off, Augi... First off, an increase in pressure would, if anything, INCREASE the temperature, however the relation between T and P is generally only significant for gases, not liquids. Secondly, the increased pressure does allow for freezing point depression in water since ice, unlike most solids, is LESS dense than its liquid counterpart (increased P favors the more dense state).