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Arctic Sea Ice Sets New Record Winter Low
The sea ice cap of the Arctic appeared to reach its annual maximum winter extent on February 25, according to data from the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.61 million square miles (14.54 million square kilometers), this year’s maximum extent was the smallest on the satellite record and also one of the earliest.
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NASA ID
GSFC_20150319_Arctic_m11816_Sea_Ice_Max_2015
Date Created
March 19, 2015
Center
GSFC
Media Type
video
Location
Goddard Space Flight Center