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CHAPTER 6 ABSTRACT Past Climate Var
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second, and the Transpolar Drift, t
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EXTENT, IN MILLION SQUARE KILOMETER
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Until recently, and for logistical
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1990; Fyles et al., 1994), the nort
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FREQUENCY 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 1
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Seas around icelAnd provide a rare
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at least 14 Ma (Darby, 2008). Sever
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