MY Arctic Sunrise in the Arctic

The Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise on an expedition to the Arctic to document the lowest sea ice level on record.

Unique identifier: GP048UF

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/09/2012

Locations: Arctic, Arctic Ocean

Credit line: © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Expedition

Greenpeace MY Arctic Sunrise expedition to witness Arctic sea ice reaching the lowest level since records began in 1979.
According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, on September 16th 2012, the sea ice covered only 1.32 million square miles, or 24 percent, of the Arctic Ocean, the lowest amount ever recorded.

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