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FIG. 10.6 Arctic sea ice extent on September 13, 2017 was 4.64 × 10 km , the eighth lowest
in the 38-year satellite record. The contour line shows the 1981–2010 average extent for that day.
(Image courtesy of National Snow and Ice Data Center.)
(Fig. 10.7)—we here restrict our discussion to those studies that considered
SLR more in line with the above values (i.e. likely values of SLR towards the
end of this century). With a spring tidal range of 16 m, the Bay of Fundy has the
largest tidal range in the world, and hence a vast tidal range resource. The Bay