Global Outlook for Ice & Snow
(a)
Africa New Guinea, Irian Jaya
Siberia New Zealand
Europe Subantarctic Islands
South America
Svalbard and surrounds
Alaska Russian Arctic islands North America (excluding Alaska and Canadian Arctic islands)
Asia
Canadian Arctic islands
0
50 000
100 000
150 000 km 2
1700
1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
(b)
Alaska
Canada, USA (excl. Alaska) Norway European Alps
Russia, Arctic Isles Russia, North Caucasus
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Russia, Urals Russia, Altai Russia, Siberia Russia, Kamchatka Tien Shan + Pamirs Himalayas Tibet and surrounds Tropics South America New Zealand
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1700
1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
Maximum
Decrease
Minimum
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GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS
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