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Table 2
Change in area covered by sea ice during summer from 1968 to 2010
| Sea ice | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (all) | Multi-year (older than one year) | |||||
| Absolute change per decade | Change per decade relative to 1968 | Overall change (1968 to 2010) | Absolute change per decade | Change per decade relative to 1968 | Overall change (1968 to 2010) | |
| square kilometres | percent | square kilometres | percent | |||
| Sea ice region | ||||||
| Arctic Domain | ||||||
| Southern Beaufort Sea | -24,956 | -6 | -25 | NS | NS | NS |
| Canadian Arctic Archipelago | -21,575 | -4 | -16 | NS | NS | NS |
| Baffin Bay | -18,658 | -10 | -43 | -385 | -21 1 | -89 1 |
| Kane Basin | -1,227 | -4 | -15 | NS | NS | NS |
| Foxe Basin | -7,577 | -9 | -39 | NS | NS | NS |
| Hudson Domain | ||||||
| Hudson Bay | -16,605 | -11 | -45 | ... | ... | ... |
| Hudson Strait | -4,947 | -16 | -68 | ... | ... | ... |
| Davis Strait | -6,581 | -14 | -60 | ... | ... | ... |
| Northern Labrador Sea | -1,536 | -17 | -73 | ... | ... | ... |
| Shipping route region | ||||||
| Northwest Passage - North Route | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Northwest Passage - South Route | -6,986 | -6 | -25 | NS | NS | NS |
| Arctic Bridge | -14,147 | -15 | -61 | ... | ... | ... |
