Chart 3.6
Sea ice extent, average decadal maximums, by Atlantic marine ecoregion, 1980 to 2020
Data table for Chart 3.6
| Average maximum 1980 to 1989 | Average maximum 1990 to 1999 | Average maximum 2000 to 2009 | Average maximum 2010 to 2020 | |
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| Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves | 430.9 | 465.9 | 335.3 | 326.7 |
| Scotian Shelf | 16.5 | 20.8 | 16.0 | 13.2 |
| Gulf of Saint Lawrence | 216.2 | 219.5 | 185.1 | 153.8 |
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Notes: Seasonal maximums occur in February-March. 2020 data are include in the latest decade. Source: Fetterer, F., K. Knowles, W.N. Meier, M. Savoie and A.K. Windnagel, 2017, Sea Ice Index, Version 3, Northern Shapefiles, February, March and September, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Boulder, Colorado, USA, https://doi.org/10.7265/N5K072F8 (accessed July 13, 2020). |
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