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Antarctic sea ice

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Sea ice concentration in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica during the 2019 summer minimum (February 2019, left) and winter maximum (September 2019, right). The gold line shows the median ice extent (the total area that is at least 15% ice covered) from 1981–2010. Maps by Climate.gov based on data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.