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  caption: 'With 2.7 million square miles of Arctic sea extent in 1979 and 1.5 million square miles in 2020, this graph shows a decline in Arctic sea ice extent of 44%'
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  create_dt: 2017-12-01T13:29:06
  href: https://data.globalchange.gov/report/indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent-2021/figure/indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent-2021.yaml
  identifier: indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent-2021
  lat_max: 90
  lat_min: 60
  lon_max: 180
  lon_min: -180
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  report_identifier: indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent-2021
  source_citation: ~
  submission_dt: 2021-02-22T16:26:14
  time_end: 2020-09-30T00:00:00
  time_start: 1979-09-01T00:00:00
  title: Arctic Sea Ice Extent
  uri: /report/indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent-2021/figure/indicator-arctic-sea-ice-extent-2021
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  usage_limits: Figure may be copyright protected and permission may be required. Contact original figure source for information