According to NASA and the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), sea ice reached its maximum extent on September 14, covering approximately 17.59 million square kilometers.
Sea ice around Antarctica expands each winter and retreats each summer. It usually reaches its greatest extent in September, at the end of the Southern Hemisphere’s winter, and its smallest in February. Scientists therefore compare both summer minimums and winter maximums. The latter…
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