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Northwest Passage Nearly Open
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Northwest Passage Nearly Open

This image shows sea ice around the Northwest Passage as observed by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 22, 2007. McClure Strait, Parry Channel, Victoria Strait, and McClintock Channel (north of Victoria Strait), all appear nearly ice-free. North of McClure Strait, an area of sea ice remains, but it is fragmented.

Published Aug 28, 2007

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Sea Ice in McClure Strait
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Sea Ice in McClure Strait

Acquired August 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows a mostly clear McClure Strait, except for some sea ice west of Prince Patrick Island.

Published Aug 18, 2010

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Northwest Passage Open
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Northwest Passage Open

Published Aug 30, 2007

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Sea Ice in the Beaufort Sea
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Sea Ice in the Beaufort Sea

From the time Europeans discovered the North American continent to the mid-twentieth century, sailors searched for a northwest passage that would connect the Atlantic Ocean (and Europe) to the Pacific Ocean (and Asia). No such passage exists through the continent, but during the summer, a northwest route through the Arctic opens up.

Published Aug 1, 2006

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Icy Art in the Sannikov Strait
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Icy Art in the Sannikov Strait

As sea ice around Russia’s New Siberian Islands thins and breaks-up each summer, it takes on the appearance of stained glass.

Published Nov 23, 2018

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Sea Ice Clearing from Northwest Passage
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Sea Ice Clearing from Northwest Passage

Acquired August 2, 2012, this image shows a largely open Northwest Passage.

Published Aug 6, 2012

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Icescapes of the Anzhu Islands
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Icescapes of the Anzhu Islands

June is a time of transition around the New Siberian Islands as snowmelt uncovers the sea ice and gives way to bare land.

Published Dec 1, 2018

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Sea Ice Retreats in the Northwest Passage
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Sea Ice Retreats in the Northwest Passage

Acquired July 17, 2012, and August 3, 2012, these natural-color images show the retreat of sea ice from the Parry Channel in the Northwest Passage.

Published Aug 9, 2012

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