Map of Arctic region with shrinking ice extents and shipping routes across open water

The U.S. Navy anticipates three major shipping routes across the Arctic region by 2025. Click the image for a larger view: the map's legend describes anticipated characteristics of each route.

Sea ice extents represent consensus estimates for minimum sea ice in the indicated years.

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3 January 2017 - 4:34pm