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ewoden Donating Member (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:05 PM
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Norhwest passage open end to end
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Vilis Veritas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:12 PM
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1. I am sure some RW'er will point out that
there is less carbon footprint now due to shorter travel distances and claim it as a good thing...

Peace
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 05:17 PM
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2. National Ice Center Map - straight shot through the Passage, and it's already mid-September
Edited on Fri Sep-14-07 05:17 PM by hatrack
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/Canadian_Arctic_West/2007/currentcolor.pdf\

In other mid-September updates, Chukchi Sea 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/west_arctic/Chukchi_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

East Siberian Sea 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/East_Siberian_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Kara Sea North about 60% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Kara_Sea/Kara_Sea_North/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Kara Sea South 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Kara_Sea/Kara_Sea_South/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Barents Sea South 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_South/2007/currentcolor.pdf

High Arctic West Two About 35% ice-free (all along western edge of the pack):
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/Hi_West/hi_West_two/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Canadian Arctic East - no serious ice pack until above Axel Heiberg Island:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/east_arctic/Canadian_Arctic_East/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Baffin Bay almost ice-free all the way north to Kennedy Channel:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Baffin_Bay/Baffin_Bay/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Davis Strait 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Baffin_Bay/Davis_Strait/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Foxe Basin - one little patch of 7-8/10ths:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Hudson_bay/Foxe_Basin/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Svalbard ice-free to beyond 80N, with one exception in NE corner of archipelago:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_North/2007/Northwest/currentcolor.pdf

Franz Josef Land ice-free except for SE corner of archipelago:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_North/2007/Northeast/currentcolor.pdf
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