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Arctic Ocean

Remarkable features :

Surface : 14 090 000 km2 (the smallest).
Depth : 3000 à 5000 m (the swallowest).
It is largely covered by sea ice throughout the year.
Exchanges with Atlantic Ocean via Fram Strait and by Pacific Ocean via Bering Strait.

Arctic Ocean in the Aviso web site

  • Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
  • Apr. 2018: Sea ice leads by two sentinels
  • Causes of rising
  • Feb. 2012: Up North
  • Ice and Cryosphere
  • Jan. 2025: 30 years of sea ice for both Arctic and Antarctic Oceans
  • Jul. 21, 2008: Steer due East around Antarctica
  • Long-term prediction
  • Nov. 2012: Arctic trends
  • Sea ice
  • Sea ice extent as observed by altimeters
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