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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea
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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea

Summer brought melting swirls of sea ice to the southeastern coast of Greenland.

Published Jul 17, 2015

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Sea Ice and Icebergs off East Antarctica
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Sea Ice and Icebergs off East Antarctica

Acquired October 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows an ice menagerie off the coast of East Antarctica.

Published Oct 23, 2011

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Winter in Southern Greenland
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Winter in Southern Greenland

Captured near the end of 2012, this image shows a mixture of sea ice, land ice, and fresh snow.

Published Jan 6, 2013

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Swirls along an Ice Highway
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Swirls along an Ice Highway

Thin sea ice swirled along the east coast of Greenland in October 2012, against a backdrop of overall thinning sea ice.

Published Oct 27, 2012

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Sea Ice in Denmark Strait
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Sea Ice in Denmark Strait

Ice that originated in the Arctic Ocean drifts hundreds of miles south, pulled along and shaped by the East Greenland Current.

Published Jul 21, 2020

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Sea Ice off Greenland Coast
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Sea Ice off Greenland Coast

Along the northeastern coast of Greenland, glaciers and ocean currents sometimes produce an eye-catching display of shapes and colors.

Published Aug 10, 2006

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Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea
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Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea

Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.

Published May 18, 2019

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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing
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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing

Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.

Published Mar 1, 2012

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Ice Varieties along the Antarctic Coast
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Ice Varieties along the Antarctic Coast

The land and sea along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast offer a study in ice forms.

Published Dec 31, 2011

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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark

In 1984, there were 1.86 million square kilometers of old ice spread across the Arctic at its yearly minimum extent. In September 2016, there were only 110,000 square kilometers of old ice left.

Published Nov 4, 2016

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Icebergs and Sea Ice off the Mawson Coast
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Icebergs and Sea Ice off the Mawson Coast

Icebergs and sea ice floated along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast in March 2013.

Published Mar 24, 2013

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Thick Ice in the Baltic Sea
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Thick Ice in the Baltic Sea

Enough ice lines the coasts of Sweden and Finland in this natural-color image from March 5, 2010, that it is difficult to tell where the coast ends and the sea begins.

Published Mar 5, 2010

Sea and Lake Ice

Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea

New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.

Published Dec 18, 2018

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Walgreen Coast, West Antarctica
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Walgreen Coast, West Antarctica

Low-angled sunlight highlights topography and ice textures along Walgreen Coast in West Antarctica on March 14, 2010.

Published Apr 13, 2010

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