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Polynya off the Antarctic Coast
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Polynya off the Antarctic Coast

In some places where ice should cover the sea, open water appears instead.

Published Nov 22, 2011

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Antarctic Berg Shifts, Sea Ice Responds
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Antarctic Berg Shifts, Sea Ice Responds

Sea ice in an East Antarctic bay broke up, providing access to Cape Denison for the first time in six years.

Published Mar 4, 2016

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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent
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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent

This map shows sea ice extent around Antarctica on September 22, 2013, when ice covered more of the Southern Ocean than at any other time in the satellite record.

Published Oct 1, 2013

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Katabatic Winds Rake Terra Nova Bay
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Katabatic Winds Rake Terra Nova Bay

The scene provides a glimpse of the persistent and fierce downslope winds that blow from the interior of the Antarctic ice sheet toward the coast.

Published Nov 10, 2009

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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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Changing Sea Ice along the Antarctic Peninsula
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Changing Sea Ice along the Antarctic Peninsula

Changing weather conditions left their mark on sea ice along the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2008 and early 2009. In mid-December 2008, melt water resting on the sea ice colored it sky blue. At the beginning of 2009, however, the sea ice appeared snowy white, and cracks had begun along the ice margin.

Published Jan 9, 2009

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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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Antarctic Ice North of the Weddell Sea
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Antarctic Ice North of the Weddell Sea

Winds pushed Antarctic sea ice north of its typical location in February 2013.

Published Mar 1, 2013

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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent
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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Maximum Extent

As the Arctic experienced a new record summer minimum for ice extent, the Antarctic set a new record for maximum winter sea ice.

Published Oct 11, 2012

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