[{SlideShowNav}] !!!A global view of the Arctic [{Image src='110xq.jpg' width='768' height='768' caption='Image courtesy of NASA. ' popup='false' alt='A global view of the Arctic' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='A global view of the Arctic'}] \\ A global view of the Arctic on 21 September 2005, the date at which the sea ice was at its minimum extent for the year in the northern hemisphere.