Extents of Antarctic sea ice - GIS data

Created 25/06/2017

Updated 11/08/2023

This dataset represents extents of Antarctic sea ice derived from passive microwave data. It includes: maximum and minimum sea ice extent based on 1989 - 99 data; maximum sea ice extent by month for the period October - March based on 1973 - 98 data; mean sea ice extent by month based on 1973 - 1998 data; and maximum sea ice extent averaged over the period 1987 - 1998.

The data referenced by this metadata record has been sourced from another metadata record in this catalogue. For more information on the dataset see:

Antarctic CRC and Australian Antarctic Division Climate Data Set - Northern extent of Antarctic sea ice [climate_sea_ice].

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Title Extents of Antarctic sea ice - GIS data
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f495aac2-c027-493e-b62c-81c717a9f37d
Contact Point
Australian Antarctic Division
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 25/06/2017
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        -180.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -50.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -50.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -70.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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