According to National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) data, the Baffin Bay sea ice extent was 85,700 square kilometers in October 2023. Warmer air temperatures in all seasons and severe sea ice loss, ecological changes, and ice sheet mass loss are rapidly transforming the Arctic environment.
Average monthly Baffin Sea ice extent from January 1980 to October 2023
(in million square kilometers)
The figures were obtained from the following source:
Fetterer, F., K. Knowles, W. N. Meier, M. Savoie, and A. K. Windnagel. 2017, updated daily. Sea Ice Index, Version 3. [G02135]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.7265/N5K072F8.
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