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Pervasive Ice Retreat in West Antarctica

Over the past four decades, the ice along nearly two-thirds of the Bellingshausen Sea coast of West Antarctica either retreated inland or has been lost, contributing to sea level rise.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Laura Rocchio, Landsat Communication and Public Engagement Team.

Published June 22, 2016
Data acquired 1975 - 2015

Sources:
Landsat 2
Landsat 8 > OLI