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Caption: Parry Channel in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, as seen by Envisat's ASAR on Aug. 25, 2008, when the direct Northwest Passage was open (right image), and on Sept. 22, 2008, when sea ice is closing the direct Northwest Passage.
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