the Arctic, 15 Aug 1945: End of World War II
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C a n a d a
(Br. dom.)
S o v i e t U n i o n
U.S.A.
Territory
of Alaska
(US terr.)
Greenland
(US prot.)
N o r t h w e s t
T e r r i t o r i e s
(Can. terr.)
Japan
Yukon
Territory
(Can. terr.)
Alberta
British
Columbia
Newfoundland
(Br. adm.)
Ontario
Quebec
Saska-
tchewan
Iceland
(US pres.)
Norway
(Br. pres.)
Sweden
Britain
Den.
France
Spain
Germany
(4 power occ)
Italy
(US/Br. occ)
Manitoba
N.B.
N.S.
P.E.
N.
B.
Kuril
Islands
(Jap.)
Wrangel
Aleutian
Islands
(US)
Karafuto
(Jap.)
Severnaya
Zemlya
Finland
Svalbard
(Norw. pres.)
New
Siberian
Is.
N.Sakhalin
Franz
Josef Land
(uninh.)
Eire
(Br. dom.)
Pol.
(Sov. sat.)
Jan Mayen
(Norw.)
St P&M
(Fr.)
Bear
(Norw.)
Faroe Is.
(Br. occ.)
Argentia
(US)
S.A.A.B.
(US)
F.B.A.B.
(US)
Haudegen
(Ger. adm.)
Avg max
ice cover
Feb/Mar
Avg max
ice cover
Aug/Sep
North
Pole
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