Europe, political map. Arctic sea ice is white, oceans are blue and land is green and brown. The North Pole is seen at top, and North Africa at bottom

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Europe, political map. Arctic sea ice is white, oceans are blue and land is green and brown. The North Pole is seen at top, and North Africa at bottom. Political boundaries are outlined in white. This image was produced by combining data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and NOAA's POES and Nimbus 7 satellites.

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Size: 4193px × 4193px
Photo credit: © PLANETARY VISIONS LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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