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Alternate Text: Map of sea ice concentrtion around Antarctica in winter 2023
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Map of sea ice concentrtion around Antarctica in winter 2023

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Sea ice concentration around Antarctica on September 10, 2023, the date of the winter maximum ice extent. The ice extent—the total area where the ice cover is at least 15 percent—was the lowest on record by a wide margin. NOAA Climate.gov map, based on data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.