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The maps above compare the Arctic ice minimum extents from 2012 (top) and 1984 (bottom). Climate change in the Arctic.pdf. Major environmental issues caused by contemporary climate change in the Arctic region range from the well-known, such as the loss of sea ice or melting of the Greenland ice sheet, to more obscure, but deeply significant issues, such as permafrost thaw, as well as related ...
Northwest Passage routes Envisat ASAR mosaic of the Arctic Ocean (September 2007), showing the most direct route of the Northwest Passage open (yellow line) and the Northeast Passage partially blocked (blue line). The dark grey colour represents the ice-free areas, while green represents areas with sea ice.
The Arctic Ocean, with borders as delineated by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), including Hudson Bay (some of which is south of 57°N latitude, off the map) and all other marginal seas. These islands of the Arctic Ocean can be classified by the country that controls the territory.
White-beaked dolphin. Categories: Cetaceans. Mammals of the Arctic. Fauna of the Arctic Ocean.
Potrivit numărului de insule, Oceanul Arctic ocupă locul doi după Oceanul Pacific .În trecut Oceanul Arctic avea un șir de insule, în prezent scufundate, multe dintre ele aflându-se pe teritoriul platformei asiatice, dar și în jurul celorlalte continente (America de Nord și Europa). Printre aceste insule se numără: Președintelui ...
Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea. Spitsbergen covers an area of 37,673 km 2 (14,546 sq mi), making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen.
May 3, 2024 · Arctic Ocean. Arctic Ocean, smallest of the world’s oceans, centring approximately on the North Pole. The Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas—the Chukchi, East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, Barents, White, Greenland, and Beaufort and, according to some oceanographers, also the Bering and Norwegian —are the least-known basins and bodies of water ...
