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North coast of Greenland

This MODIS true-color image of the northern coast of Greenland shows the thawing of the Nares Strait, which joins Baffin Bay to the south, and the Lincoln Sea, to the north.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published June 12, 2001
Data acquired June 12, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Growth/Melt
Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Freeze/Thaw
Collection:
Visible Earth