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TATW Map of the Months 2021

By | Multimedia
January 1, 2021
Logo of The Arctic Institute's Map of the Month

The Arctic Institute Map of the Month Initiative

Maps provide a useful means of understanding the various ways a region can be understood depending on the industry, discipline, culture or individual. Further, maps allow for the visualization of development and change in a region. Thus, the purpose of our TATW Map of the Month initiative is to highlight the various ways our changing Arctic can be visualised, by showcasing maps created by various geographers, cartographers and organisations around the world. Maps selected for each month reflect a relevant finding or event related to Arctic geography. TATW Map of the Month maps were not be created by The Arctic Institute, but rather shared with permission from the owners in order to make Arctic-related maps more accessible. Check out our 2021 TATW Maps of the Month below.

Map of the Arctic region showing in different colours wildfires over the year 2020

Overview Arctic wildfires Jan-Nov 2020 (Map of the Month January 2021)

Map showing a coastline divided in different grids and different colours

ANRW coastal plain lease sale January 2021 (Map of the Month February 2021)

U.S. temperatures 17 February 2021 (Map of the Month March 2021)

Simple Arctic map in black and white showing numerous red dots that show the distribution of high latitude lightning

Lightning in the Arctic (Map of the Month April 2021)

Map showing the Arctic shipping routes in various colours as compared to the Suez route

Suez Canal Route vs. Northern Sea Route (Map of the Month May 2021)

Map of the Arctic Ocean showing in various colours marine protected areas (MPAs)

Marine Protected Areas in the Arctic (Map of the Month June 2021)

Map of the Russian Arctic showing in various colours (from yellow to red) the increase in temperature

Land surface temperature in the Sakha Republic (Map of the Month July 2021)

Map in various colours showing different maritime zones in the Arctic Ocean and around Svalbard

Northern Barents Sea (Map of the Month August 2021)

Map in various colours - from white to red - showing concentration of seals in Alaskan waters

Ringed seal concentrations in the waters near Utiqiaġvik (Map of the Month September 2021)

Map in various colours showing a sampling station in the Labrador Sea

Biodegradation of cruide oil by microbial communities (Map of the Month October 2021)

Map showing the archipelago of Svalbard

Arctic driftwood analysis reveals sea ice dynamics (Map of the Month November 2021)

Illustration of Alaska showing various animals

Seasonal changes in the harvest, Alaska (Map of the Month December 2021)