2007 Envisat Mosaic of Arctic Ocean (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

2007 Envisat Mosaic of Arctic Ocean

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Envisat ASAR mosaic of the Arctic Ocean for early September 2007, clearly showing the most direct route of the Northwest Passage open (orange line) and the Northeast passage only partially blocked (blue line). The dark gray color represents the ice-free areas, while green represents areas with sea ice.

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ESA

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