Fram Strait

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Fram Strait

strait, Arctic Ocean

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sea ice
Pack ice drift and thickness
…the Arctic Ocean south through Fram Strait and along the east coast of Greenland into the North Atlantic Ocean. Ice drift speeds, determined from buoys placed on the ice, average 10–15 km (about 6–9 miles) per day in the Fram Strait. Ice can drift in the Beaufort Gyre for as…
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…the Arctic Ocean south through Fram Strait and along the east coast of Greenland into the North Atlantic Ocean. Ice drift speeds, determined from buoys placed on the ice, average 10–15 km (about 6–9 miles) per day in the Fram Strait. Ice can drift in the Beaufort Gyre for as…
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