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The Arctic and its ocean
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Polar bears near the north pole
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Polar bears near the north pole
"The [Arctic] ice is white and thus reflects most of the sun's energy that hits the Earth during summer." Walt Meier, NSIDC scientist.
A bathymetric/topographic map of the Arctic Ocean and its islands.
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