Polynya north of Ellesmere Island (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Polynya north of Ellesmere Island

Caption

In May 2020, a 3,000 square kilometer polynya was observed north of Ellesmere Island for the first time. The rift formed in the Last Ice Area, expected to be the last bastion of sea ice in the warming Arctic.

Credit

Imagery from NASA EOSDIS Worldview

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