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Antarctic sea ice 'hits lowest winter maximum on record'

The ice pack typically reaches its largest size during the colder winter months, so the September 10 reading will likely remain this year's maximum.

The US National Snow and Ice Data Centre said Antarctic sea ice had only reached a maximum size of 16.96 million square kilometres this year. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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WASHINGTON - The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary

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