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ARCTIC MELT THE VANISHING ICE CAP

Bering Sea
(Alaska)

Extent of sea ice


Arct ic C irc
le

USA

Median ice edge 1979-2000 20 August 2012

CANADA

A R CT I C O C E A N
RUSSIA

North Pole

Arctic sea ice extent


MILLIONS KM2

1979-2000 average 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 May Jun

2007

2012

GREENLAND

Barents Sea Greenland Sea

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ic C

ircl e

NORWAY

Jul

Aug Sep

SOURCE: NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE DATA CENTER

ICELAND
300 miles

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