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    • Map: Arto Vitikka / Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Source: NSIDC, Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent - Northern Hemisphere. You may use the map freely provided that the sources are mentioned.
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    2024 Antarctic sea ice maximum extent finishes at second lowest

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    On September 19, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent of 17.16 million square kilometers (6.63 million square miles). The 2024 maximum is the second lowest in the 46-year satellite record above only 2023.
    Map: Arto Vitikka / Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Source: NSIDC, Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent - Northern Hemisphere. You may use the map freely provided that the sources are mentioned.
    Map: Arto Vitikka / Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Source: NSIDC, Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent – Northern Hemisphere. You may use the map freely provided that the sources are mentioned.

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