80 degrees
Canada
Greenland Sea
Baffin
Bay
1
Greenland
70
64 degree
parallel
Iceland
2
60
400 km
400 miles
1. Polar bears north of the 64 degree line continue to live as before, largely relying on sea ice to hunt
2. Those south of the line have come to rely on freshwater ice when sea ice is absent for much of the year, and have become genetically distinct
80 degrees
Canada
Greenland Sea
Polar bears north of the 64 degree line continue to live as before, largely relying on sea ice to hunt
Baffin
Bay
70
Greenland
64 degree
parallel
Iceland
.... but those south of the line have come to rely on freshwater ice when sea ice is absent for much of the year, and have become genetically distinct
60
400 km
400 miles