Arctic Sea Ice

This map shows the Arctic sea ice deposits extent at annual maximum in February 2025 vs February 2024.
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Last updated: February 2025

This map shows the Arctic sea ice deposits extent at annual maximum in February 2025.
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Last updated: February 2025

This map shows the Arctic sea ice deposits extent at annual minimum in September 2024 and at annual maximum in February 2024.
The map also includes the Median ice edge line for September and February 1981-2010.
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Last updated: February 2025

The Arctic sea-ice extent reaches its annual minimum in September. This map shows the Arctic Sea Ice comparison between the years of the lowest on record 2012 and the years 2019, 2020 (second lowest on record), 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
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Last updated: February 2025

This map shows the Arctic sea ice deposits extent at annual minimum in September 2023 and at annual maximum in February 2023.
The map also includes the Median ice edge line for September and February 1981-2010.
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Last updated: February 2025

This map shows the arctic sea ice deposits extent at maximum in February 2023. The map also includes the Median ice edge line for February 1981-2010.
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Last updated: August 2023

This map shows the arctic sea ice deposits extent at annual minimum in September 2022 and at annual maximum in February 2022. The map also includes the Median ice edge line for September and February 1981-2010.
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Last updated: August 2023

This map shows the predominant stages of development (thickness) of Arctic Sea-Ice: Fast Ice, Nilas, Young Ice, First Year Ice, Old Sea Ice.
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Last updated: April 2016


