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Sea ice is frozen seawater that forms when ocean water freezes at the surface. It matters because it plays an important role in Earth's climate system and ecosystems, affecting how much of the sun's heat is reflected back to space and providing habitat for various marine organisms.
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Antarctic sea ice
- Material used
- sea water
- Image
- Jökulsárlón-Aurora.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sea ice
- topic's main category
- Category:Sea ice
- different from
- ice floe
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002200
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