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Partial Opening of the Northwest Passage

The southern route is open, while the northern route still has some lingering ice in Parry Channel.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent (MASIE) data courtesy of teh National Snow and Ice Data Center. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published September 13, 2015
Data acquired August 31, 2015

Sources:
Aircraft Sensors > MAS
Landsat 8 > OLI
Suomi NPP > VIIRS