National Ice Center - 12 October - Still Zero Chukchi Sea Ice; NW Passage Still Open

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Chukchi Sea - Zero sea ice - some two small onshore formations:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/west_arctic/Chukchi_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Canadian Arctic West - the southern route via King William Island still wide open - northern route finally closing up.
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/Canadian_Arctic_West/2007/currentcolor.pdf

East Siberian Sea - some shore ice formation around islands, northern mainland -otherwise, 100% sea-ice free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/East_Siberian_Sea/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Baffin Bay - some shore ice formation, otherwise, clear all the way north to Cape Sabine/Kane Basin:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Baffin_Bay/Baffin_Bay/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Barents Sea NW - other than small concentrations of shore ice, Svalbard still 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_North/2007/Northwest/currentcolor.pdf

Barents Sea NE - soild formation around eastern end of island, but about half of the archipelago still 100% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/East_Arctic/Barents_Sea/Barents_Sea_North/2007/Northeast/currentcolor.pdf

High Arctic West One: somewhere between 60% - 65% ice-free:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/West_Arctic/Hi_West/Hi_West_One/2007/currentcolor.pdf

Master Map:
http://www.natice.noaa.gov/products/arctic/index.htm